Samsung Galaxy A53 5G vs Galaxy A33 5G: all the differences

Samsung Galaxy A53 vs А33 in a nutshell:

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Display and design

Small differences

They are so similar that it is difficult to tell them apart (the white one on the left is the A33, the one on the right is the A53)

Both are Galaxy A series phones meaning they are budget devices, they are made from good old plastic throughout, yet you get a solid, sleek build.

However, thanks to the plastic construction, both phones are lightweight for their class and quite comfortable to carry in a pocket. Quite a relief if you’ve ever carried a Pro Max flagship around these days.

In terms of colors, both come in the same 4 versions: Black, White, Light Blue and Orange. However, keep in mind that different markets may get different colors.

You also get IP67 water and dust protection on both models, a nice feature to have.

One thing missing on both phones is a headphone jack, like the times and while budget phones had it, that’s no longer the case with this A series.

The A33 has bigger bezels and a chin, while the A53 looks more elegant, but the screen quality is almost identical

However, we have nearly identical screen sizes: 6.5″ on the A53 5G versus 6.4″ on the A33 5G, and the good news is that both use AMOLED technology with lush colors and excellent contrast. The difference here is the refresh rate: you get the sweet 120Hz goodness for smooth scrolling on the A53 5G, while the cheaper model gets 90Hz. And only the edges around the screen are quite thick with the A33, while the A53 borders on it more elegantly.

The pair both have an in-screen optical fingerprint scanner. Plus, it’s also nice that both have image-based facial recognition using the front-facing camera.

Battery and Charging

Same super impressive battery size on both

No headphone jack on either

Battery life has always been excellent on the Galaxy A series and these two latest editions only continue that tradition.

You get a 5,000 mAh battery on both the A53 5G and A33 5G. This is just incredibly promising, because such a gigantic battery is very likely to offer excellent endurance in the real world.

Below are our battery test results that we run under controlled brightness, under equal conditions on both phones:

On the charging front, you’ll get 25W of fast charging speeds on both phones, but you won’t find a charging brick in the box, so you’d have to buy a charger separately.

There’s no support for wireless charging on board, but that’s a feature traditionally missing from most budget phones.

Cameras

Still four cameras, still no zoom

Nearly identical quad camera systems

Samsung insists on putting four cameras on the back of all these phones, as if it wants to impress the consumer with the sheer number of lenses. Unfortunately, two of those cameras are completely redundant: the macro and depth cameras are expected to be of mediocre quality and only have a resolution of 5 MP. You too do not buy a telephoto zoom.

You do get a main and an ultra-wide angle lens, though, that can handle most of the camera workload, and below are the exact camera specs for camera geeks to explore:

Of course, Samsung will not sit still and we only expect camera improvements from the last generation A52 and A32 models.

We took a few photos to demonstrate the differences in photo quality:

Both are Samsung phones, these two share a lot of common photographic DNA. And it’s all about delivering super vibrant, saturated photos that look better than the real thing. You can catch the A53 more often and more aggressively for that ultra-saturated look, even to the point of “too much”, but details seem to be a little bit cleaner too.

In terms of video recording, both are quite similar. You’ve got 4K30 video recording as the best quality available, but software video stabilization isn’t available in 4K, so you’d have to switch to 1080p on both phones to use that.

One advantage of the A53 over the A33 is that if you choose to use the 4K option, you can use the ultra-wide camera while recording video, while the A33 only allows you to switch to the ultra-wide camera in lower resolution, FHD 1080p videos.

Performance and software

Same Exynos chip on both

Not quite flagship level, but both feel fast enough

Interestingly, both the A53 5G and A33 5G are powered by the Exynos 1280 processor, but with a slight difference in configuration: the A53 uses more powerful “big” cores and is slightly faster.

We also like that Samsung has simplified the range and that on both phones you only get a single version that comes with 6GB and 128GB of storage. And yes, you also have a microSD card slot on both, so you can easily expand that storage.

As you can see there is a very small speed jump on the Galaxy A53, but there is quite a noticeable annual improvement coming with the Galaxy A33, making these two models much more similar in terms of actual performance.

And we’re happy about that: one of our main complaints against the A32 5G model was its slow speed, and Samsung seems to be addressing just that.

On the network side, you have 5G connectivity on both phones, as their names suggest. Don’t expect fancy 5G mmWave support, but we do expect to have the rest of the popular 5G bands on board.

Software

In terms of software, being 2022 phones, the Galaxy A53 5G and A33 5G both come with the latest combination of Android 12 and One UI 4.1. Last year, Samsung committed to 4 years of major software updates for the Galaxy A series, and that really makes these two stand out in the Android space.

Galaxy A53 5G vs A33 5G: Specs Comparison

And here’s a detailed specs comparison between the Galaxy A53 5G and A33 5G model: