Mid-range · 2022

Samsung Galaxy M53

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A25 Camera shares the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13's main sensor

Best for

Strength All-day battery (measured), 120Hz AMOLED

6.7″ AMOLED · 120Hz

900 6 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 25W charging

108 MP 3 rear · 32 MP selfie

5G NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Samsung Galaxy M53 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.7″ · Super AMOLED · 1080 × 2408 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.7"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2408 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

802 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 900 (6 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Mali-G68 MC4

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 900 (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

500,100

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Mali-G68 MC4

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

CPU layout

2x Cortex A78 2.4 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz

Software & updates

Android 12, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5.1 · 4-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 12, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5.1

Software support

4 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

108 MP f/1.8 main · 32 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

108 MP f/1.8

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

32 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

Samsung HM6, 1/1.67", 0.64µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 , Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5G

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Camera extras

manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 25 W wired

All-day

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab endurance

114:00h

Wired charging

25 W

Removable

Audio

Average (-29.3 LUFS) · Stereo · Dolby Atmos

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Average (-29.3 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

6/128GB · 8/128GB · 8/256GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B20, B26, B28b, B28a

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n66, n78

Build & Design

176 g · 7.4 mm

Height

164.7 mm

Width

77.0 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm

Weight

176 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 14

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

Super AMOLED vs OLED panel · 120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.7″ vs 6.1″ screen

52% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

500k vs 1.4M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 108 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

35% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 3,700 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

Super AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.7″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

500k vs 1.0M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

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