Home Phone comparison OnePlus 11 and Samsung Galaxy A53 5G - Which is better?

OnePlus 11 vs Samsung Galaxy A53 5G

76 out 100
OnePlus 11
VS
53 out 100
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
OnePlus 11
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 11 Manufactured in January, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, 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 OnePlus 11
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 525ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 205g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB		 - 4/128 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 11 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:
OnePlus 11
vs
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1440x3216 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 525 ppi 405 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1300 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 89.6 % 85.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 11
767 nits
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
828 nits
sRGB gamut96.9 %97.6 %
PWM (Flicker)361 Hz250 Hz
Response time6 ms9 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 11], [Samsung Galaxy A53 5G]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.1 mm (6.42 in) 159.6 mm (6.28 in)
Width 74.1 mm (2.92 in) 74.8 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 8.53 mm (0.34 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 205 g (7.23 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance IP64 IP67
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 11
89.6 %
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
85.5 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 11 and Samsung Galaxy A53 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Samsung Exynos 1280
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)		 - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.4 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 740 Mali-G68 MP4
GPU Cores 1536 256
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 972 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 487 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 11
1731
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
851
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 11
4908
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
1912
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1731851
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)49081912
Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus 11], [Samsung Galaxy A53 5G]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 11
1527125
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
470477
CPU376628156698
GPU582337105189
Memory26899687071
UX299164121519
NanoReview Score1527125470477
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 11
12632
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
2287
Max Surface Temp.48.1 °C45.2 °C
Stability64 %99 %
Graphics Test75 fps13 fps
Graphics Score126322287
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 11], [Samsung Galaxy A53 5G]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 11
12445
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
11701
Writing score1622414999
Web score107909691
Video editing60027787
Data manipulation114319304
NanoReview Score1244511701

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 37 GB 36 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 14 One UI 6.1

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 8 min) Yes (45% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:22 h 1:24 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 11
21:26
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
22:13
Web Browsing07:48 h08:09 h
Video Playback14:28 h12:55 h
Games05:12 h04:59 h
Standby Mode102 h117 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 9000x7000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS 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 480 fps (720p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 32 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 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/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX890Samsung S5KGW1P
Sensor size1/1.561/1.72
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix32 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.0n/a
Focal length48 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX709n/a
Sensor size1/2.74n/a
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix48 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
SensorSony IMX581n/a
Sensor size1/21/4.0
Pixel size0.8 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 11
134
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
98
Video quality
OnePlus 11
121
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
45
Overall camera score
OnePlus 11
127
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
79
Bokeh6555
Preview6055
Zoom10382
Sources: DxOMark [OnePlus 11], [Samsung Galaxy A53 5G]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 6464x4864 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 25 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.09 1/2.8
Pixel size 1 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (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 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1, 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/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B48/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No n/a
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus 11
85.7 dB
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
86.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced January, 2023 yr March, 2022 yr
Release Date January, 2023 yr April, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 699 449
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W No

Note

OnePlus 11:

The 128GB version features UFS 3.1 storage, while the other configurations utilize UFS 4.0 storage.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus 11 the clear winner in this comparison.

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