Samsung Galaxy S10 vs Galaxy M53
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out of 100
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66
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.1-inch Samsung Galaxy S10 (with Exynos 9 Octa 9820) that was released on February 20, 2019, against the Samsung Galaxy M53, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 900 and came out 38 months after. 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 S10
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- 40% higher pixel density (551 vs 394 PPI)
- Handles Qi/PMA wireless charging up to 9W
- Optical image stabilization
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- 34% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (648K versus 485K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy M53
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Shows 74% longer battery life (36:06 vs 20:46 hours)
- Comes with 1600 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3400 mAh
- Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- The phone is 3-years and 2-months newer
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
- Supports higher wattage charging (25W versus 15W)
- More energy-efficient CPU – MediaTek Dimensity 900
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 | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3040 pixels | 1080 x 2408 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 551 ppi | 394 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1215 nits | 400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.08% | 85.3% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 98.1% | 98.8% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 244 Hz |
| Response time | 4.8 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 149.9 mm (5.9 inches) | 164.7 mm (6.48 inches) |
| Width | 70.4 mm (2.77 inches) | 77 mm (3.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 157 g (5.54 oz) | 176 g (6.21 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Green | Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820 | MediaTek Dimensity 900 |
| Max clock | 2730 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.31 GHz: Cortex-A75 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Mongoose M4 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G76 MP12 | Mali-G68 MP4 |
| GPU shading units | 432 | - |
| GPU clock | 720 MHz | 900 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~607 GFLOPS | ~621 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 148103 | 148026 |
| GPU | 236968 | 115666 |
| Memory | 121310 | 99857 |
| UX | 141476 | 118405 |
| Total score | 648880 | 485296 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 40.6 °C | 45.7 °C |
| Stability | 82% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 19 FPS | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3230 | 2197 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 6523 | 8263 |
| Video editing | 5794 | 7008 |
| Photo editing | 18751 | 16666 |
| Data manipulation | 7126 | 9119 |
| Writing score | 10017 | 12147 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6, 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | One UI 4.0 | One UI 5.0 |
| OS size | 9.5 GB | 14 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 3400 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes, Qi/PMA (9 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min) | Yes (44% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:35 hr | 1:33 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:12 hr | 11:56 hr |
| Watching video | 10:32 hr | 17:43 hr |
| Gaming | 03:23 hr | 05:23 hr |
| Standby | 70 hr | 116 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 12000 x 9000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | - |
| Lenses | 3 (12 MP + 12 MP + 16 MP) | 4 (108 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.5 - 2.4 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung SAK2L4 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
- 108 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 0.64 micron - Sensor: 1/1.67", Samsung HM6 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Telephoto lens |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.5 - Focal length: 52 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.6", Samsung S5K3M3 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
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| Ultra-wide lens |
- 16 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 12 mm |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4", Sony IMX355 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
| Macro lens | - |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Depth lens | - |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4320 x 2432 | 6464 x 4864 |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 1.22 microns | - |
| Sensor type | CMOS | Exmor-RS CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.65" | - |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC * | Yes | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support * | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | Yes |
| LTE Cat * | 20 | - |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | February 2019 | April 2022 |
| Release date | March 2019 | April 2022 |
| SAR (head) | 0.48 W/kg | 0.6 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.59 W/kg | 1.53 W/kg |
| Sensors |
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | 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 display, battery life, and software are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy M53 . But if the camera, performance, gaming, connectivity, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy S10 .
