Samsung Galaxy A53 5G review

13 April 2022


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  • Anonymous
  • rKZ
  • 15 Apr 2022

Entry level processor for premium price. Designed to fail.. DOA

    This phone Is all round good (if u have it and use it u will realise that) but this is why I keep saying OEMs shuold stop updating lineups because of updating, they should update when there are reasonable upgrades(not necessarily huge) and very very very tiny downgrades that don't count as deal breakers.

    Even though it's a 2year gap it's worth it, when launching too much too soon they begin to attack themselves causing problems like this

      How is this phone competitive at almost 400€? The Poco F3 is better at 260.

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        • Anonymous
        • MSK
        • 14 Apr 2022

        I wonder what makes you guys think there will be any A53s? Am I missing some info, anything concrete? If not, that's just a big MAYBE nothing more. Sometimes things happen to go right and that's A52s. I think for now it's right to see S separately, as they just decided to release it at some point and for some reason in 2021.

        Now the usual Samsung offer continues with this year's lineup A53 etc. that's it. Nothing really surprising about A53, except missing charger in midrange (so you get new feature lol). Sadly for some users, ongoing trend of missing jack's included. They'll sell them anyway thanks to name, popularity of series, and so on.

        Now what's the point of endless discussion about various ways of comparing A53, anyway. Is it similar or worse to last year's A52, A52s?? Is it a downgrade?? So what! If they sell it as the new model, it simply is the new model! Will be in stores instead of older ones, will get longer support.... So let's say in fact we got similar or worse new model here. Just buy it or buy not if you don't like it, and story ends!

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          • AnonD-762416
          • Sec
          • 14 Apr 2022

          Meske, 14 Apr 2022I would reealy like to see GSMA from now on,as a final test... moreCome on man! That would mean they'd have to do more than copying synthetic numbers from some synthetic number collection site. Testing stuff that are being reviewed? Ha! This isn't the olden days.

            Penk2856, 14 Apr 2022The successor to the A52s is the A53sTo everyone who keeps saying this BS, the Galaxy A52s was a small refresh of the A52 5G. Don't you agree that the full-on successor should at least be better than the refresh?

            This isn't like Apple's regular and Pro situations on their iPhones. The Pro models are higher-end products than their regular models, so the iPhone 13 not being an all-around upgrade compared to the 12 Pro is forgivable. Even in Samsung's own lineup, the S22+ not being an all-around upgrade over the S21 Ultra is also forgivable, given the lower position in the lineup.

            The fact of the matter is that the A53 is a straight-up downgrade compared to the A52s, and the MSRP is higher (you can't use inflation here because it's been six months). It ditches the headphone jack (for me a small, but still disappointing downgrade), doesn't significantly upgrade the cameras, is slower, posts very similar battery life in spite of that, has slower burst charging due to the larger batter capacity (even if the overall charging time is a few minutes faster, not that it helps much). The only real upgrade is the support duration, which is definitely nice, but far from a deal maker.

            Even compared to the A52 5G (non-s) which you guys keep insisting the A53 is the successor to, it's still a downgrade. Everything in the last paragraph still applies with the exception of the slower part, but another argument is that the A53 isn't a gaming phone. While this is poor logic in and of itself, these two arguments are contradictory. You can't defend the A53 off the fact that its "real" predecessor is the non-s A52 when the only difference is the speed.

            Please stop using obviously dumb logic to defend this obvious downgrade of a phone.

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              • Meske
              • Ld5
              • 14 Apr 2022

              I would reealy like to see GSMA from now on,as a final test,does water resistance test for devises according to the IP rating of the given devise.

                Anonymous, 14 Apr 2022Confusing naming scheme then. Apple for example released th... moreThe successor to the A52s is the A53s

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                  • Anonymous
                  • HWH
                  • 14 Apr 2022

                  What, 13 Apr 2022this is successor of a52 not a52s. Confusing naming scheme then. Apple for example released the iPhone 6s and then released the iPhone 7. Except that the iPhone 7 was actually a successor.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 1Kx
                    • 14 Apr 2022

                    FatShady, 14 Apr 2022"Once you experience 120Hz refresh rate, you can never... moreSome people can notice the difference of 120hz. I wouldn't say that you couldn't go back. You would get used to 60hz again eventually.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • ppq
                      • 14 Apr 2022

                      FatShady, 14 Apr 2022"Once you experience 120Hz refresh rate, you can never... moreLol. Whatever you say dude. Please make all the companies return to 60Hz refresh rate because you can't see any difference.
                      I have a better one, let's all use only 60Hz displays from now one, because you can't see any difference. Lol.

                      I think your statement is more bullsh*t than my initial one was.

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                        • rvc
                        • 14 Apr 2022

                        I must say, after reading some other reviews, it's shocking how some other websites praise this phone like its the greatest thing since sliced bread (Tom's guide, phone arena...) Hell, Tom's guide doesn't even mention the lack of headphone jack and calls the A53 a great upgrade. Probably being paid by Samsung or something.

                        At least in this regard, GSM Arena is honest and gives potential buyers all the facts. Thanks for admitting that the A52s is superior instead of outright lying to consumers.

                          Anonymous, 14 Apr 2022If you will have them both in hand, you can immediately tel... more"Once you experience 120Hz refresh rate, you can never go back to 60Hz"

                          thats bullshit, and i've the note 10 pro, which has been on 60hz for months cause i couldn't see the point of 120hz screens apart from ruining the battery life, also, couldn't see the difference between them or why are people obsessed with having 120hz screen on their phones, its not like a laptop or desktop monitor.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • tZ4
                            • 14 Apr 2022

                            Swm1, 14 Apr 2022Your A52s is basically THE SAME phone.. But without Android... moreDon't forget that OneUI gets heavier with each new version. Looking at the rather poor performing Exynos 1280, there's a big chance the A53 will start to slow in OneUI 6.0/Android 14. When it got Android 16, the A53 most likely will only perform about as well as a cheap budget phone in 2026.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • S2J
                              • 14 Apr 2022

                              Swm1, 14 Apr 2022Your A52s is basically THE SAME phone.. But without Android... moreThe same phone? Significant CPUGPU downgrade and no headphone jack

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                                • Osiris
                                • JhV
                                • 14 Apr 2022

                                No charger, no headphones, no headphone jack, no wifi6, woow good job Samsung

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                                  • Chixby
                                  • 9ae
                                  • 14 Apr 2022

                                  Once again a good phone ruined completely by exynos garbage chipsets

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                                    • Swm1
                                    • 39x
                                    • 14 Apr 2022

                                    km11, 14 Apr 2022Glad I choose A52s as this is a downgrade rather than upgra... moreYour A52s is basically THE SAME phone.. But without Android versions all the way up to 16!

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                                      • 39x
                                      • 14 Apr 2022

                                      I honestly don't understand reviewer's opinions to be honest. I myself have the Galaxy S20fe.. and i honestly would still recommend someone get the new A53. Why is there SO MUCH emphasis on Samsung going in-house and not using Snapdragon?!.. basically if you area gamer.. Yes.. consider the A52s the better chip.. But really neither are "gaming phones" ANYWAY. the silly emphasis on the CPU/GPU which are basically just a TINY bit less than the A52s.. my main point is that anybody should consider starting at Android 12 and going ALL THE WAY to Android 16 means this is a WAY better option hands down. The 64mp cam from the samples produces totally fantastic 4x (and higher) zoom shots too.. i would never ever tell anyone get the S20fe over this just based on the simple fact that 4 whole Android updates is AMAZING and the s20fe finishes at 13. This goes to 16! No brainer!👍

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • Nu6
                                        • 14 Apr 2022

                                        Anonymous, 14 Apr 2022This or a note 10 pro?Note 10 pro

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