Samsung did not mention the chipset inside the Galaxy A53 5G. In fact, on its website, the company only said the chipset is built on a 5nm process technology. Rumors from last year suggested that the Galaxy A53 5G will be powered by the Samsung Exynos 1200 chipset. However, we have now confirmed the real chipset inside the Galaxy A53 5G thanks to a teardown video.
According to the teardown video posted by “The Inside Man” on the Tech Rann YouTube channel, the chipset inside the Samsung Galaxy A53 5G comes with the model number “Samsung 8825”. Going through the list of Samsung chipsets, we found that the Exynos 1280 has this exact same model number.
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So, it’s safe to say that the chipset inside the Samsung Galaxy A53 5G is the Samsung Exynos 1280 5G chipset. But, why did Samsung not say anything about this chipset? Well, we did more digging, and here is what we found out.
The Exynos 1280 5G chipset though built on the 5nm process technology is not as powerful as the Snapdragon 778G 5G chipset used in the Galaxy A52s 5G of last year. On Geekbench score, the Snapdragon 778G 5G chipset beats the Exynos 1280 in both multi-core and single-core performance.
Geekbench Score for Snapdragon 778G 5G and Exynos 1280
| Cores | Snapdragon 778G 5G | Exynos 1280 5G |
| Single Core | 777 | 732 |
| Multi-Core | 2833 | 1894 |
So, Samsung was launching the Galaxy A53 5G which is supposed to be an upgrade of the Galaxy A52s 5G with a chipset that is not as powerful as the chipset inside the Galaxy A52s 5G. You can understand why the focus was not on performance and why the Korean Tech giant decided to keep the chipset to themselves.
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This doe not mean that the Samsung Galaxy A53 5G is not a good-performing smartphone. It only means that compared to its predecessor, the Galaxy A52 5G is an under-performer. However, looking beyond the chipset, there are lots f good things about the device.
It comes with a Super AMOLED panel, has support for a 120Hz refresh rate, packs a big 5,000mAh battery, is certified to be IP67 water and dust resistant, features really nice cameras, and will get major software updates for four years. The only major caveat for this phone is that its price starts at $450 and if you’re looking at performance, there are other phones that are better and cheaper.
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There are a couple of phones that can be recommended as alternatives to the Galaxy A53 5G. Phone such as the Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G, the Realme 9 Pro+, the OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G, the Vivo V23 5G, and even the Infinix Zero 5G.
Buy the Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
| Galaxy A53 5G | Price |
| Buy on Amazon | $449.99 |
| Buy on Amazon DE | €509.00 |
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