I bought this phone the other day as my A50 had started to pack up after around 4 years. And I'm very glad I bought it. It's an amazing phone for the price you pay.

I have always purchased flagship phones for the build quality, even though I'm not a power user. I wanted something new and didn't want to spend $1k. Wanted to see if I could "survive" with a lower end device. Saw the unlocked A53 at BestBuy for $349.00 USD and I had a $110.00 BB credit. For the money, I'm pretty impressed. Good feel considering its mostly plastic, bright, smooth display, usable cameras (macro camera is fun), finger and face unlock work well, stereo speakers are good, expandable storage, plays Genshin Impact well enough for me, Android 12 and four years of updates. For $349.00, it's a heck of a device. It even makes and receives phone calls! Whouda guessed!?

It's certainly not a step down from the S22 if you value storage space: the "flagships" all lack expandable memory. Hard to justify losing such a feature when micro-SD is such a small form factor.

I got this phone on father days 2022... Loving it so far. People don't need to pay over $1000 to get amazing experience. 120htz screen that's just amazing.

I bought mine a few weeks ago when it was released by T-MOBILE and i couldn't be happier with my decision. It has to be one of the best mid range phones on the market if not the best. And compared to the higher end phone's you would have to be seriously picky to tell any difference. Period.

For 349 it’s hands down the most feature packed, excellent android experience you can get. No question.

A lot nitpicking for a midrange phone. Honestly, they packed a lot for a midrange. People that get these phones don't care about the snappiness, photo quality and max brightness. They get the phone to get basic smartphone needs day to day.

As long as the phone doesn't lag and hang for seconds when opening an app than I'm good. This just really picking through cherries 🍒 when trying to describe the shortcomings of the phone, it's just this user's opinion not a general audience

I prefer you're reviews of smartphones way better than the other KZfaqrs. They just start talking in alien sign language and math equations geek mode than just straightforward answers. I like this review, it's more understandable and more satisfying about the user experience. That's why I'm now subscribed to your channel

It just amaze me how much folks nitpick about the smallest things pics look the same a phone is a phone

Gonna buy one. Has all the Specs I am looking for: 6GB, Stereo Speakers, Good camera, 6.5 inch Super AMOLED screen, 5000 mAh Battery, and it's Black!

Love that old skool cassette ring! 😍

I like how far android midrange phones have gotten

Over time I've started to care less and less about getting the newest fancy phone...to the point I've been sporting a S8 until tonight, receiving the A53 and I think compared to my old phone I'm guaranteed to have a much improved experience while my needs are well within its feature set.

I bought the galaxy A53 5g and it came yesterday and I love it!!! I love this video about it too!!!

Good review but I gotta be honest mentioning that brightness has to be turned up high in sunlight is pretty much all phones. I've owned smart phones for almost 15 years and I have yet to see one that doesn't have to be turned up high in sunlight.

I received my Samsung A53 phone one day after it was released. I've had it about a month now. The only negative I have is that the battery, even at 5,000 milliamps, still doesn't last all day under reasonable use. I was spoiled by the Moto g power series phones I've had before, with their battery would last almost 3 days. So automatically having a larger battery, does not mean automatically receiving a lot longer play time. But the positive is, the previous phones I've had, from Motorola, and nord oneplus, with 5G capabilities. They did not pick up the higher spectrum of 5G, on T-Mobile. So the best download speeds I would get were less than 100 megabits. This new phone. Used in the same areas. Has achieved downloads of over 330 megabits. I have another sim card in my Nord OnePlus phone, and even side by side using the same T-Mobile network. This Samsung a53, downloads a lot faster. To save battery I've just defaulted to 60 MHz refresh rate, and don't really notice the difference.

I just ordered one. I'm tired of paying over a grand for an addiction device. Also... I used to own a Droid. The Droid. All of these phones are basically magic now.

I am thinking about getting this coming from a Galaxy 8+. Any idea how the photos would compare?

I've been using my A53 for almost 2 weeks now and it's been pretty decent. I bought it straight from Samsung's web store which had an offer which bundles the Galaxy Buds Live ($169) for free which offsets the lack of a headphone jack. I do most of my serious music listening on my PC with a DAC and IEMs anyway, but the buds sound surprisingly good for what they are. It doesn't come with a wall adapter, but I already have some, you have to remember that's part of what makes it cheaper. On the surface it might look like a downgrade to some people, but if you have ways to offset them then what you're left with is a good phone. I've had nothing but bad experiences with Samsung products but this might be the first decent one.

Well produced review CNET...but it would be way more helpful if you compared the phone to another similarly priced recently released android phone, not Samsung's S series. The S series is on a whole different tier. Obviously the S series is going to be better in every aspect. Also, you should elaborate a bit more on the different features if you're gonna compare to apples similarly priced iphone.

I've finally decided, it's the A53 5G...it has everything I want, will be shopping around for one.

Awesome phone for the price. Got this one previous having an S10 plus. The camera is petty awesome I'd say compared to reviews, has an sd card slot, it's smooth. I love it. Definitely recomend it for someone like me who doesn't want to spend crazy amount of money, but yet having an awesome descent phone.

Nice sir. I want to ask some questions that 1) Can HDR Playback in KZfaq may support by giving updates and 2) Portrait videography is not there and can it come by update and 3) Exynos 1280 in A53 is optimised well now or can be better optimise in future by giving some updates 4) Can Exynos chipset is able to handle 4 years Major Android OS Updates and 5 years Security Updates beacause Exynos chipset history for long time is not good even if in its high-end flagship mobile phones. 5) Stabilization in Full HD at 60 FPS is also not there. So can it also be added in future by pushing updates Please reply

Does anyone know when the other colors will be available for purchase in the US? I only see the black one available on the website.

Great video thank you, it’s a decent phone for the price and people buying it don’t care about the trade offs and are not photographers per se. They want decent specs at an affordable price.

Yeah, expandable (microSDXC card slot) storage makes this a real winner in my book.

In auto screen settings the screen gets even brighter for sunlight view.

at least, it is sufficient for long-term use and as needed ☺

thank you, such a great review😊

My wife and I just got the A53 5G phones. 1/2023. Our phones only have one speaker. No steroids, unless you use earbuds/headphones. If I really want to take photos or videos, I'll use a real ca.era, which has many more features and options than a cellphone will have. My Galaxy S8+ is very similar to this new A53 5G. The display sharpness and colors are basically the same. When you compare a $900 S22 vs a $450 A53, yes their is a difference. Duh! All in all, I really like this phone. Plus it took my micro sd card. I just wanted to chime in. Thanks.

The iPhone SE literally makes no sense.

I love the phone!!! What features you get for the price is awesome. I had a Samsung S21FE and had nothing but problems, especially the battery is smaller-4500 compared to the A53's 5000.

The m series have a lot more ram and battery for a smaller price. I miss when the A series was midrange, and J was budget. Now I am a little disappointed in the a series generally.

It's hard trying to find a good phone case for a phone that's not $1k or $600...Protection is my number 1 main concern so as long as I can find me a case for a A53 then I'll upgrade from my A21. All I need a phone for is to make calls, text and internet. I'm easygoing lol

I've had this phone for a few days now and I like it. The deal I had gave me complementary galaxy buds 2

I was fully prepared to buy one until I saw that Samsung took the headphone jack away from this phone series, too.

I wouldn’t worry about the brightness thing, I have the iPhone 13 pro max and in sun light I need the brightness at full even if the screen is very bright

I prefer Samsung approach, large screen large battery. The Apple se, has a small screen it’s fine if you are young with good eyesight but for older people a larger screen is very important.

Watching in my S21 FE. Loving this phone since day 1.

Galaxy A53 5G Superior Cameras , Better Battery, Sub6 & mmwave 5G support, Superior gorgeous bezelLess Screen and Efficient HighPerformance 5nm SoC makes it a No Brainer choice over the iPhone SE. Galaxy 53 5G great FeatureSet will certainly make it this years Top MidRange phone choice. Awesome video!

The SC brings me back 2013-14 I prefer to be in 2022 so to that thank you A53!!! Enough said!!

She keeps mentioning she had to turn the brightness to the highest level outdoors, Idk any phone that doesn't need to, even iPhones need it and look worse outdoors. Also she must not know about the adaptive brightness feature which saves you the trouble of moving the brightness manually.

Still on sale for $349, is this a good upgrade from a Pixel 3a XL?

Can anyone tell me how the camera is and if you can zoom with it?

Comparison with top-tier is unfair.

This one or note ten plus?

My Samsung A53 5G was well worth the £249 that I paid for it on Prime day. It works for me as a gaming phone. I played Blades and saw good details in dark caves due to its HDR display.

It's a mid-range phone that can be bought for $330 or as low as $250 right now depending where you look. I think when some of these reviewers see the big bright 120 hz display, and large camera cluster, it's easy to compare it to the flagship phones. But it's not a speedy flagship with ridiculously good cameras like the S22 Ultra... it is however a great midrange phone. The camera hardware is excellent but the software is tuned a bit saturated. The battery is excellent, and even powering the screen at 120 hz it still does well. The processor is not a speed demon, but again, this is not meant to be a $1200+ flagship unit. If speed is your thing, a new iPhone or S22 Ultra is where to look, but it will also cost you much more.

I bought my 53 5g. I do like this phone very much and suits me just fine. This is the best phone me. There is a good and better way to manage photos on ones computer. For Photography I use my Nikon. Each device has it good points and limitations. Know that and work with each device in their sweet spots. Perfection in devices like in humans is only an illusion

is there a lite verison?

I really liked your review of the Galaxy A53 I feel a lot better now, seeing as how I already bought it for my wife😅 thanks a lot.

Is there an adaptive brightness setting so it automatically brightens the screen in the sun?

I have this phone and I have to say this is a great phone I had the S21+ and it had broken and then it was so much to repair even with a insurance then I got this phone I gotta say it reminds me of the s21+ a lot. I'm grateful I get to do school on it and do all of my conferences on it so its perfect to me!!

I have a52s 5G and it's Amazing

Time to do a review of the A73 5G

We want the A73 here in the States...

didnt watch the fulll video BT THANK YOU BEYOND BEYOND

3 lenses and no zoom lens? It would be nice to know what those 3 lenses are for.

A33 has best price to performance ratio

i wonder how this camera will compare to the 6a

I want to know how it works with games like cod mobile. Because I've heard plenty of so called "good reviews" on the Moto g stylus that the games work perfectly on it but when I bought it after a week of having it, it started crashing all my games and I've tried everything to fix it. I'm thinking of getting the A53 but I'm still looking at reviews to make sure

I have the A52. It's awesome

I am a blind user, so use TalkBack, and navigate the phone through explore by touch, moving the finger over the screen to get to a desired icon. Then double-tap the icon to execute. Since I got the phone on Monday, I have noticed the lag, sometimes. The unit has gone through a software update already, plus a TalkBack update. I would like to see stronger vibration intensity feedback, which would help in the explore by touch navigation. This would be like crisping up a blurry screen for those who are sighted. The only thing I do with the camera is take selfies and regular pics for sharing, so not worried about the finer details of photography. The dual speakers are amazing, and do wonderful things for my KZfaq playlists. I have over 100 apps on my phone, but let the app tray do all the work of organizing, by sorting alphabetically, and that's where I spend my Navigation time. I use the 5 by 6 grid, and don't allow apps to download on the homescreen. The main thing I have there is a time/weather widget, so I use it mostly as a landing page, with docking icons of phone, messages, browser, Gmail, and I moved the Settings icon into that last slot. I simply swipe up with two fingers to get to the apps pages. Reading Kindle books is wonderful on this device, and I like the smaller width to fit my hand, (3 inces across). I did forget to say above, that this device, like all other Android devices now, can have TalkBack load at the first unboxing, so a blind person can set up the phone independent of sighted assistance. I don't prefer many of the Samsung apps, preferring Google and others, but I must say, samsung is doing a great job in upgrading its TTS engines, and, hopefully, the 3.1.02.95 TTS version will upgrade to the --97 soon. This all depends on if the phone you get is unlocked, the region where you live, and your carrier. Anyway, a great phone, and I got myself a rose gold floating crystal bling case for a fun touch. This is, indeed, a great phone.

I want that phone but I have seen comments from people who are from the Tmobile company that the cell phone does not work well for them. Even when I was about to buy it Online from Samsung it says that 5g networks with Tmobile may not be able to work. Will there be someone from PR or EU or with knowledge that can guide me?

A nice review in good ,clear English.

I am possibly going to get this on my birthday in a couple months and I play alot of cod mobile and I got a 3gb ram phone now but 6gb ram is going to be great

I'm on the fence about buying this to replace my almost 3 year old moto G power 2020. I've been experiencing a lot of lag with this phone and wonder if thee galaxy A53 5G would be a worthwhile upgrade or if it will still lag like crazy.

Looks like a great deal. I will probably get one in the near future.

Great review

Good overview! I'm about to switch to Boost (from lame and overpriced Metro PCS) and will pay only $150 for an A53 5G.

I like the A52s better. The trade between the slightly smaller battery + faster chipset outweighs the bigger battery and slower chipset for me. Never been a big fan of Exynos chipsets.

Loveee it definitely gonna get it

Oh no I won't be able to take a picture that's yards away, what am gonna do? Still getting it.

Bummed when I got this phone a little. No raw support for photos. And no adjusting color parameters in 4k pro video mode. Only 1080 can you fine tune color contrast shadows and I few other things why? It's upsetting a little. Lol I was real surprised to see focus peaking while in manual photo mode but no histogram which kind of baffles me.

Love, you forgot to attach the camera pixels!!

I bought the phone today and the music kept skipping in my car when it was connected to the bluetooth. Shame because I like how smooth the phone works but it has to be all or nothing for me to keep it.

Saying that 450$ is a budget friendly price is ridiculous...

NFC?

Is the fingerprint reader on this one same as in S series? I think the S series carry the next gen ultrasonic one which is much quicker, yeah?

Anyone have any problems with AT&T service with this phone?

Want better performance? Get the A52s or even an A52 5G, Both will outperform this phone, since they employ a Qualcomm S.O.C. My bro has the A52 5G and and he is rather happy with it, including games, Most of the basic features are the same and also keep in mind the A52/53 series are IP68 Water resistant, (which is not mentioned in the above video) Overall an awesome handset, over the flagships, costing 3x the price. I like reviews where the person speaks clear English and you understand every word s/he says. Thanks

Does the 5g work for AT&T?

Midrange phones are a better buy than super expensive flagship phones.

Agar dekha jai toh samsung ne jo kaha hai ki environment keliye unlogo ne charger hataya hai toh thora sa true hain q ki box ke elava extra charger toh bantahi hai . Isliye sirf extra hi Lena parega. Ea bhi chese hai ki logo ka Paisa kharch hoga aur company ko bhi profit hoga. Lekin meh ek chese suggest krunga ki charger offline se hi kharide q ki online meh extra packaging hota hai toh offline meh extra packaging nahi hoga toh ek Tara se packaging waste nahi hoga

Honestly, can someone help me out here? I just bought this phone and it's good other than not having a headphone jack. I bought the adapter (and BT buds) but it is half as loud as my last phone the S8. I've tried every setting to make the sound louder but nothing works. Any suggestions would be very helpful. Thank you.

You get better viewing with auto-brightness. No need to manually adjust!

I don't think a53 actually has a headphone jack right?

Great phone. Don't expect a $1000 phone. I think a contract is really not needed. You should be fine with this phone.

I bought it. Thanks.

Just over a year later and it's currently $199.99 through straight talk and a really nice looking upgrade over my current 5+ year old LG Stylo 3 that has 4G wireless and 16GB of built-in storage.

Why do people care about headphone jack so much? U can get an adapter and most people have used Bluetooth headphones since air pods and galaxy buds came out

The removal of headphone jack is unacceptable

This or the new moto g stylus "5g" 2022 that's about to be released? 🤔 I can't decide.

I only buy a new phone when my last one breaks and i had a Huawei Y7 for about 3 years and now i will upgrade to the a53 cus i got an offer to pay 12$ a month for 2 years

Also if u have smoothness stutter lag issues. Installing nova launcher, changing to navigation bar and smoothness to 60hrz (I know boo 👎) will take care of it. It will be smooth. If u leave 120 on it occasionally will stutter when scrolling. Seems to be a samsung software issue.

Headphone jack?

Didn’t know Dunkin’ had a apppppp

Can you get Widgets on this phone

Forget the phone, that cassette ring is smoking!