Samsung Galaxy A53 5G with 6.5″ FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED display, Exynos 1280, 5000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 34499


Samsung just launched the most expected Galaxy A53 5G smartphone in India after it was introduced last week. The phone has a  6.5″ Infinity-O 120Hz FHD+ Super AMOLED screen, is powered by Samsung’s own Exynos 1280 5nm SoC with up to 8GB of RAM. The phones run Android 12 out of the box and will get four Android OS updates and 5 years of security updates.

The phone has a quad rear camera setup with 64MP main camera with OIS, 12MP ultra-wide, 5MP depth and 5MP macro cameras and a 32MP front camera. It features Ambient Edge design seamlessly blends the camera with the body of the phone, have Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection on the front and have IP67  water and dust resistance. The phone packs a 5000mAh battery with support for 25W fast charging, but doesn’t come with a charger in the box.

Samsung Galaxy A53 5G specifications

  • 6.5-inch FHD+ (1080×2400 pixels) Super AMOLED Infinity-O Display with 120Hz refresh rate, up to 800 nits brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
  • Octa Core (2.4GHz Dual + 2GHz Hexa CPUs) Exynos 1280 5nm processor with Mali-G68 GPU
  • 6GB / 8GB RAM with 128GB internal storage, expandable up to 1TB via micro SD card
  • Android 12 with Samsung One UI 4.1
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
  • 64MP rear camera, f/1.8 aperture, OIS, 12MP ultra-wide angle camera, f/2.2 aperture, 5MP depth sensor and 5MP macro camera with f/2.4 aperture, LED flash
  • 32MP front camera with f/2.2 aperture
  • In-display Fingerprint sensor
  • Samsung Pay
  • USB Type-C audio, Stereo speakers, Dolby Atmos
  • Water resistant (IP67)
  • Dimensions: 159.6×74.8×8.1mm; Weight: 189g
  • 5G SA / NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.1, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C, NFC
  • 5000mAh (typical) battery with 25W fast charging

Pricing and availability

The Samsung Galaxy A53 5G comes in Black, White, Light Blue and Peach colours, is priced at Rs. 34,499 for 6GB+128GB and Rs. 35,999 for 8GB+128GB variant.

It is available to pre-order from today, March 21st till March 31st, 2022 on Samsung.com, retail stores and select online portals. Pre-book customers can purchase Galaxy A53 5G starting March 25, 2022.

As a special offer, customers pre-booking Galaxy A53 5G will be eligible for a bank cashback worth Rs. 3000 or Samsung Finance+ cashback worth Rs. 2000.


Author: Srivatsan Sridhar

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