Home Phone comparison Google Pixel 9a and Samsung Galaxy A53 5G - Which is better?

Google Pixel 9a vs Samsung Galaxy A53 5G

76 out 100
Google Pixel 9a
VS
53 out 100
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
Google Pixel 9a
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 9a Manufactured in April, 2025, with display 6.3 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G4, vs Samsung Galaxy A53 5G, Manufactured in April, 2022 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1280. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 9a
  • Higher pixel density: 422ppi
  • Lighter design: 186g vs 189g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5100mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
  • Larger display: 6.5in
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 4/128 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Google Pixel 9a and Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Google Pixel 9a
vs
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G

Display

Display quality comparison
Type POLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.3 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1080x2424 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 422 ppi 405 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2700 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 84.5 % 85.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
828 nits
sRGB gamutn/a97.6 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a250 Hz
Response timen/a9 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy A53 5G]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 154.7 mm (6.09 in) 159.6 mm (6.28 in)
Width 73.3 mm (2.89 in) 74.8 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP67
Back panel Plastic Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Red
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Google Pixel 9a
84.5 %
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
85.5 %

Performance

Testing Google Pixel 9a and Samsung Galaxy A53 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Google Tensor G4 Samsung Exynos 1280
Max Frequency 3100 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.92 (Cortex-A520)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.1 (Cortex-X4)		 - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.4 (Cortex-A78)
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Yes Yes
Graphics Mali-G715 MP7 Mali-G68 MP4
GPU Cores 896 256
GPU Frequency 940 MHz 972 MHz
FLOPS 1792 GFLOPS 487 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Pixel 9a
1677
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
851
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Pixel 9a
4067
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
1912
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1677851
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)40671912
Geekbench Compute (GPU)7784n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Google Pixel 9a], [Samsung Galaxy A53 5G]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Google Pixel 9a
991079
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
470477
CPU161737156698
GPU464865105189
Memory19175087071
UX172727121519
NanoReview Score991079470477
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
2287
Max Surface Temp.n/a45.2 °C
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a13 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2287
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy A53 5G]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
11701
Writing scoren/a14999
Web scoren/a9691
Video editingn/a7787
Data manipulationn/a9304
NanoReview Scoren/a11701

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 15 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 36 GB
UI Skin Stock Android One UI 6.1

Battery

Volume 5100 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 23 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) No
Reverse Charging n/a No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (45% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:24 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
22:13
Web Browsingn/a08:09 h
Video Playbackn/a12:55 h
Gamesn/a04:59 h
Standby Moden/a117 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 9000x7000 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Depth: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length25 mm26 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KGW1P
Sensor size1/1.21/1.72
Pixel size0.8 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensor size1/3.11/4.0
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
98
Video quality
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
45
Overall camera score
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
79
Bokehn/a55
Previewn/a55
Zoomn/a82
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy A53 5G]

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 6464x4864 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 20 mm 26 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/2.8
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.1
Bluetooth features LE PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B41/B48/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No n/a
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
86.1 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March, 2025 yr March, 2022 yr
Release Date April, 2025 yr April, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 499 449
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Google Pixel 9a the clear winner in this comparison.

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