Samsung Galaxy A53 5G vs Google Pixel 7
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy A53 5G (with Exynos 1280) that was released on March 17, 2022, against the Google Pixel 7, which is powered by Google Tensor G2 and came out 7 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Shows 14% longer battery life (22:13 vs 19:30 hours)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 7
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- 93% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1203K versus 621K)
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Handles wireless charging up to 20W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Delivers 18% higher peak brightness (973 against 828 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
- 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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 405 ppi | 416 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 450 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 830 nits | 1400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.5% | 84.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 97.6% | 98.5% |
| PWM | 250 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Response time | 9 ms | 3 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 159.6 mm (6.28 inches) | 155.6 mm (6.13 inches) |
| Width | 74.8 mm (2.94 inches) | 73.2 mm (2.88 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.7 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 197 g (6.95 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Yellow | White, Black, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1280 | Google Tensor G2 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2850 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.35 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 2 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP4 | Mali-G710 MC10 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 448 |
| GPU clock | 897 MHz | 848 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~229.6 GFLOPS | ~759.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2341 | 3696 |
| Single-core score | 940 | 1462 |
| Multi-core score | 1974 | 3871 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 252449 | 420771 |
| GPU | 71629 | 289075 |
| Memory | 101323 | 204670 |
| UX | 196506 | 288865 |
| Total score | 621907 | 1203381 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [24 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 77% |
| Graphics test | - | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 703 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | 75% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 11 FPS |
| Graphics score | 635 | 1841 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11160 | 7923 |
| Video editing | 8207 | 6434 |
| Photo editing | 23379 | 18842 |
| Data manipulation | 9873 | 11061 |
| Writing score | 14914 | 15053 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-16 -> SacredGold14 | Geekbench 6 CPU | 856 / 2016 |
| 📘 2026-05-15 (mD) | AnTuTu 11 | 639223 |
| 📘 2026-05-08 (Devenkci) | AnTuTu 11 | 655361 |
| 📘 2026-03-03 (nightbet) | AnTuTu 11 | 621907 |
| 📘 2026-02-27 (nightbet) | AnTuTu 11 | 617754 |
Google Pixel 7
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-28 -> putkin_prosrochka59 | AnTuTu 12 | 1477460 |
| 📘 2026-07-20 -> Dnhlst244. | AnTuTu 11 | 1258304 |
| 📘 2026-07-14 (Ndraa) | AnTuTu 11 | 1259081 |
| 📘 2026-07-11 (zeesun) | AnTuTu 11 | 1232487 |
| 📘 2026-07-08 (Олах #teamPixel) | AnTuTu 11 | 1184600 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | One UI 8.0 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 36 GB | 14 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 5 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4355 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (20 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (45% in 30 min) | Yes (48% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:24 hr | 1:40 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:09 hr | 07:58 hr |
| Watching video | 12:55 hr | 13:42 hr |
| Gaming | 04:59 hr | 05:14 hr |
| Standby | 117 hr | 82 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual 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° | 114° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP 4) Depth: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGW1P | Samsung GN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.72" (≈ 0.58 inch) | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX381 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.25 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Stabilization | No | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 55 | 70 |
| Preview | 55 | 72 |
| Zoom | 82 | 106 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A53 5G from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel 7 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 10.8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6464 x 4864 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 134 |
| Video | - | 144 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - 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 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | 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 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | - | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2022 | October 2022 |
| Release date | April 2022 | October 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | $599 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G | - Google Pixel 10 |
| 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 |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Google Pixel 7 is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 95