Samsung Galaxy M53 5G

Samsung’s Galaxy M series continues to be a near-perfect reflection of the Galaxy A lineup in 2022. As a result, the Galaxy M53 5G is almost a mirror image of the Galaxy A53 5G, save for a few key differences. The Galaxy M53 5G is positioned in the middle of the cost-effective smartphone segment. It’s not the cheapest phone, nor is it the most expensive, but regardless, it attempts to offer more value for its price.

Design

The design of the Galaxy M53 5G should be similar to the Galaxy A53, though the camera housing and color options could differ.

Specifications

One of the ways through which the Galaxy M53 will be different is the choice of SoC. Benchmarks have revealed that the Galaxy M53 5G has the Dimensity 900 chip rather than the Snapdragon 778G. The Dimensity SoC isn’t bad, but it’s outperformed by the Snapdragon 778G. With that in mind, the Galaxy M53 5G appears to have been geared to hit a lower price point than the A53. The device should have a 5,000mAh battery with 25W charging.

Display and cameras

The Galaxy M53 5G should have a display capable of a high 120Hz refresh rate, but the Infinity design of choice is unknown. As for the cameras, the Galaxy M53 5G might punch even higher than the A53, as it appears to be based on a high-resolution 108 sensor.

Software

Samsung appears to be releasing every new smartphone with Android 12 and One UI 4.1 out of the box. And benchmarks indicate that the Galaxy M53 5G won’t be any different.

Samsung Galaxy M53 5G review: Hard to recommend when the Galaxy M52 exists

The Galaxy M52 5G was one of the best Samsung M series phones last year, and merely six months later, Samsung has already put its successor on the market. The Galaxy M53 5G is not exactly a proper upgrade when it comes to specs, though. While it replaces the M52’s 64MP main camera with a 108MP camera and adds a fourth camera to the back, it features the MediaTek Dimensity 900 chipset, which is not as powerful as the Snapdragon 778G chipset that sits inside the M52. The Galaxy M53 comes with a higher price tag than the M52, but with the latter still available for purchase, is the newer model worth it? Time to find out, so let’s get this review started.

Design

The Galaxy M53 5G is a strikingly beautiful phone. And while you miss out on a headphone jack and the battery isn’t that large compared to what you expect on M series phones in general, you forget all that when you pick up this phone and realize how impressively sleek it is, just like last year’s Galaxy M52 5G. It’s got plastic on the sides and back but the overall feel in the hand is that of a premium phone – full marks to Samsung when it comes to the design.

The one thing that I disliked is the shiny nature of the rear panel. Well, dislike may be too strong a word, because many will find it stunning, and a lot of the time I did, too. But I prefer the matte finish Samsung’s been using on many of its A series phones since last year and I wish Samsung would bring it over to the Galaxy M lineup. Or not, since it does allow the M series to stand out from the A series, which can be important considering just how many phone lineups Samsung has going right now.

Display and audio

The Galaxy M53 5G has a 120Hz Full HD+ Super AMOLED display like the M52, and it’s just as amazing this time around, with vivid colors, excellent brightness levels (even if nothing record-breaking), deep blacks, and wide viewing angles. Yeah, that’s something we say about a lot of Samsung phones, but hey, it’s what you expect from the company’s AMOLED display panels. The 120Hz refresh rate makes the user interface fluid and a joy to use. The screen’s refresh rate does stumble from time to time as the MediaTek Dimensity 900 processor, while good, isn’t as powerful as the Snapdragon 778G processor that powered the Galaxy M52 5G, but it doesn’t happen often enough to be a point of contention.

The 120Hz refresh rate makes the user interface fluid and a joy to use

Samsung’s also kept the slim bezels around the display from the Galaxy M52 5G intact, so all in all, the viewing experience here is pretty fantastic, especially for the asking price. Sadly, I can’t say the same about the phone’s audio. There are no stereo speakers (the single bottom-firing speaker can get loud without distorting, but that’s all it has going for it) and the box comes with no USB-C earbuds, so you have to bring your own set of headphones and those are what will ultimately decide your listening experience.

Camera

The camera experience on the Galaxy M53 5G is, in one word, disappointing. There’s a 108MP main camera at the rear, and that sounds great on paper, but the results just aren’t anything better than what you get on Samsung phones with 64MP cameras, including the M52 5G. It’s a far cry from the 108MP camera on the Galaxy A73, which actually works like the 108MP camera on Samsung’s flagships. Daylight performance is strong, with good dynamic range, great detail, and noise-free images in the default mode, which clicks 12MP pictures. Switching to 108MP mode results in reduced dynamic range, and, frankly, not as much extra detail as you would expect, so it’s best to stick to default mode. Nighttime shots come out fine, but again, they’re nothing close to what you would get on the Galaxy A73, the only other non-flagship phone from Samsung that features a 108MP camera. The phone seems to have a hard time keeping noise under control when there isn’t enough light around. In fact, the dedicated Night mode, which technically should fix noise while brightening up the image and making things sharper, often just dialed up the brightness, resulting in noisier and far less pleasing images compared to those taken in the regular Photo mode. To sum up, pictures from the main camera are just not anything better than what you got on last year’s Galaxy M52 5G, and the high megapixel count is just a gimmick. As for the other cameras, the 8MP ultra-wide and the 2MP macro camera produce images pretty similar to what you find on other recent mid-range Galaxy phones, such as the Galaxy M33 5G, so I would suggest checking out our review of that phone for more details. The same goes for the 32MP selfie camera, as well. The gallery below has pictures shot with the main camera; there are also ultra-wide snaps of some scenes next to their non-ultra-wide counterparts, along with a couple of selfies.

Samsung, а в чём тогда изюминка? Galaxy M53 5G получит старый дизайн, менее мощную, чем у Galaxy M52 5G, платформу и обычный аккумулятор

В Сети появились рендеры смартфона Samsung Galaxy M53 5G. Аппарат, как можно видеть, не получит дизайн как у свежих моделей линейки Galaxy A и в целом будет похож на множество других смартфонов Samsung прошлого года.

Характеристики при этом изменятся. К примеру, смартфону приписывают главную 108-мегапиксельную камеру как у Galaxy A73 5G. Кроме того, он получит SoC Dimensity 900, правда, это означает небольшое ухудшение производительности относительно предшественника, так как Galaxy M52 5G оснащается Snapdragon 778G, которая несколько мощнее.

Из остального стоит отметить 120-герцевый экран AMOLED и аккумулятор ёмкостью 5000 мА•ч. Видимо, Samsung решила полностью отказаться от идеи устанавливать в свои аппараты элементы питания ёмкостью 7000 мА•ч, как это было у Galaxy M51. Хотя, возможно, более ёмкий аккумулятор получит Galaxy M53 4G, если такой вообще будет.