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Galaxy A53 5G review: Mid-range Samsung with IP67 and 5-year support.

SpecEagle Editorial·Mar 2022·$449
Overall
70/100
Class rank
#18 of 49
Tier
Mid
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

A budget-flagship-king from Samsung.

Galaxy A53 5G hit the sweet spot of IP67 + AMOLED + 5-year support under $500. Performance was the only major trade-off.

01Display

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2022.

TypeSuper AMOLED, 120 Hz
Size6.5 inches
Resolution2,400 × 1,080 px

02Camera

72/100

72/100 puts it above the 69-point average for mid phones of 2022.

Main64 MP, f/1.8, OIS
Ultrawide12 MP
Macro5 MP
Depth5 MP
Selfie32 MP

03Performance

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2022.

ChipsetExynos 1280 (5 nm)
RAM4 / 6 / 8 GB
Storage128 / 256 GB + microSD

04Battery

80/100

80/100 puts it above the 77-point average for mid phones of 2022.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired25 W

05Build

72/100

72/100 trails the 75-point cohort average for mid phones of 2022.

06Value

78/100

78/100 puts it above the 74-point average for mid phones of 2022.

What works
  • 5 years of security updates.
  • IP67 + 120 Hz AMOLED.
  • microSD.
  • Stereo speakers.
What doesn't
  • Exynos 1280 trails Snapdragon.
  • No headphone jack.
  • No wireless charging.
  • Heavy 189 g.
Cross-shop it against
POCO F5 Pro
$499 · score 76/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 49-phone cohort of mid devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .