Samsung’s lower-cost phone gets high-end features like a multilens camera, but with some trade-offs.
Samsung’s new Galaxy A53 5G has a lot to offer for the price, just like last year’s Galaxy A52 5G. With a spacious 6.5-inch display, a camera with lenses for wide, ultrawide and macro shots and long battery life, it’s easy to forget this phone costs just $450 (£399, AU$699). That also makes it $50 cheaper than its predecessor, and Galaxy A53 5G is guaranteed to get at least four generations of Android updates. It supports all three flavors of 5G: sub-6GHz, C-band and millimeter-wave.
There’s certainly a lot to like about this phone, but its low price means there are some compromises to be made. You may experience some occasional lag since it runs on a less powerful processor. The camera isn’t as good as the one you’d get on a pricier phone such as the $800 Galaxy S22 or the Galaxy S21 FE, which launched at $700 but now sells for $550 and has a more refined design.
That said, the Galaxy A53 5G delivers more than enough for the price — especially considering the similarly priced iPhone SE has a significantly smaller screen and just one rear camera. If you’re looking for a solid Android phone that costs less than $500, you won’t be disappointed with the Galaxy A53 5G.
A familiar Samsung design with a big screen
The Galaxy A53 5G follows what has seemingly become a design formula for Samsung. It has a nearly borderless screen with a hole punch cutout for the selfie camera, while the back of the device has a matte finish with a cutout for its multilens camera.
I call this a “formula” because we’ve seen similar designs from Samsung in the past. The Galaxy A53 looks almost identical to the Galaxy S21 FE as well as last year’s Galaxy A52 5G. There’s nothing new or interesting here in terms of aesthetics, but I wouldn’t expect anything too flashy from a phone of this price. Just be sure to use it with a case since it collects fingerprint smudges easily.
Source: cnet
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