Samsung Galaxy A53 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra

Samsung Galaxy A53 5G

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14, 20, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 28, 46, 48, 66

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
5G network

5G band 2, 5, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave; 2, 5, 48, 66, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A

LTE-A (7CA), Cat20, 2000 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Plastic

Front glass(Gorilla Glass 6), back glass(Gorilla Glass 6), aluminium frame
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

159.6 mm

166.9 mm
Width

74.8 mm

76 mm
Thickness

8.1 mm

8.8 mm
Weight

189 g

220 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay
Waterproof

IP67 (1m and 30 mins)

IP68, 1.5m for 30 mins
Dust proof

IP67

IP68
Colors

Black, Blue, Peach, White

Black, Grey

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.5 inches

6.9 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

1440 x 3200 pixels
Pixel density

405 ppi

511 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Multitouch

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Yes
Display features

Infinity-O display, 120Hz, 800 nits (HBM)

Always-on display, HDR10+

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 2.4 GHz Cortex-A78

Dual-core / Single-core 2.73 / 2.84 GHz Mongoose M5 / Kryo 585
CPU(second)

Hexa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55

Dual-core / Triple-core 2.50 / 2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 / Kryo 585
CPU(third)

Quad-core / Quad-core 2.0 / 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 / Kryo 585
Chipset

Exynos 1280

Exynos 990 / Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865
GPU

Mali-G68

Mali-G77 MP11 / Adreno 650
Memory RAM

4, 6, 8 GB

12 GB
Internal storage

128, 256 GB

128 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

1 TB

1 TB
Storage

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UFS 3.0

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Quad
Main camera

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/1.7" , 0.8 µm, 10x digital zoom

108 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/1.33" , 0.8 µm, 10x hybrid optical zoom
(ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 123˚ , 1.12 µm

48 MP, f/3.5 , 0.8 µm, 103 mm, 1/2.0"
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4

12 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1.4 µm
(depth) , 5 MP, f/2.4

0.3 MP, f/1.0 , TOF(time of flight) 3D camera
Primary camera resolution

9280 x 6120 pixels

12000 x 9000 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS

4320p@24fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

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Selfie camera

(wide) , 32 MP, f/2.2 , 26 mm, 1/2.8" , 0.8 µm

40 MP, f/2.2 , 26 mm, 0.7 µm
Selfie camera resolution

6528 x 5480 pixels

3840 x 2160 pixels
Selfie camera features

HDR, Face unlock

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Selfie camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes (market dependent)

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
Beidou

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

-

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, virtual proximity

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity
Power bank function

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Yes