Samsung Galaxy A53 5G vs Apple iPhone SE (2022)
65
out of 100
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67
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy A53 5G (with Exynos 1280) that was released on March 17, 2022, against the Apple iPhone SE (2022), which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
- Comes with 2982 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 2018 mAh
- Has a 1.8 inches larger screen size
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Thinner bezels – 20% more screen real estate
- Shows 32% longer battery life (33:59 vs 25:39 hours)
- Delivers 28% higher peak brightness (837 against 652 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Has an ultra-wide angle camera lens
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- 24% higher pixel density (405 vs 326 PPI)
- Super AMOLED display (versus competitor''s IPS LCD)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone SE (2022)
- 2.7x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1171K versus 431K)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Handles wireless charging up to
- Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Samsung
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Better grip in hands – the body is 7.5 mm narrower
- 2.6x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2247 and 852 points
- Weighs 45 grams less
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 750 x 1334 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 16:9 |
| PPI | 405 ppi | 326 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 625 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 830 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.4% | 65.4% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 97.6% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 250 Hz | - |
| Response time | 9 ms | 38 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 1655:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 159.6 mm (6.28 inches) | 138.4 mm (5.45 inches) |
| Width | 74.8 mm (2.94 inches) | 67.3 mm (2.65 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) | 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 144 g (5.08 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP67 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Yellow | White, Black, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1280 | Apple A15 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 3223 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard
- 2 cores at 3.23 GHz: Avalanche |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP4 | Apple A15 GPU |
| GPU shading units | - | 640 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~487 GFLOPS | ~1712.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 112133 | 268130 |
| GPU | 130492 | 325843 |
| Memory | 77548 | 182253 |
| UX | 107735 | 388874 |
| Total score | 431745 | 1171074 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 45.2 °C | 46.2 °C |
| Stability | 99% | 72% |
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | 47 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2287 | 7914 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9497 | - |
| Video editing | 7594 | - |
| Photo editing | 21637 | - |
| Data manipulation | 9220 | - |
| Writing score | 14992 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 6, 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 64, 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | NVMe |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | iOS 15.3 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17) |
| ROM | One UI 5.1 | - |
| OS size | 36 GB | 12 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 2018 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (45% in 30 min) | Yes (61% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:24 hr | 1:18 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:38 hr | 09:55 hr |
| Watching video | 15:55 hr | 08:38 hr |
| Gaming | 05:01 hr | 03:18 hr |
| Standby | 120 hr | 93 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | - |
| Lenses | 4 (64 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP) | 1 (12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 64 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.72", Samsung S5KGW1P (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4.0" (CMOS) |
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| Macro lens |
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
- |
| Depth lens |
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.8", Sony IMX616 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
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| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A53 5G from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone SE (2022) from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 7 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6464 x 4864 | 3088 x 2320 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | - |
| Sensor type | CMOS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" | - |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | - |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC * | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat * | 18 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | - | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2022 | March 2022 |
| Release date | April 2022 | March 2022 |
| Sensors |
- Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, and software are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPhone SE (2022) . But if the display and battery life are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A53 5G .
