Home Phone comparison Realme C53 and Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus - Which is better?

Realme C53 vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus

45 out 100
Realme C53
VS
65 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
Realme C53
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme C53 Manufactured in May, 2023, with display 6.74 with chipsetUnisoc Tiger T612, vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus, Manufactured in March, 2020 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 990. 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 Realme C53
  • Larger display: 6.74in
  • Lighter design: 182g vs 186g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
  • Higher pixel density: 524ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Realme C53 and Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
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:
Realme C53
vs
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.74 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 390 ppi 524 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 560 nits 800 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 85.5 % 90.8 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Realme C53
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
796 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.7 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a214 Hz
Response timen/a9 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 167.3 mm (6.59 in) 161.9 mm (6.37 in)
Width 76.7 mm (3.02 in) 73.7 mm (2.9 in)
Thickness 7.49 mm (0.29 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 182 g (6.42 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Gold		 - Black
- Gray
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme C53
85.5 %
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
90.8 %

Performance

Testing Realme C53 and Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Unisoc Tiger T612 Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990
Max Frequency 1800 MHz 3020 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.8 (Cortex-A75)		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.73 (Exynos M5)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 12 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor n/a Yes
Graphics Mali-G57 MP1 Mali-G77 MP11
GPU Cores 32 704
GPU Frequency 614 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS 78.6 GFLOPS 1126 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme C53
422
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
1152
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme C53
1511
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
3140
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)4221152
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)15113140
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Realme C53]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme C53
252974
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
742810
CPU87315210294
GPU28466235407
Memory67524128971
UX69669168138
NanoReview Score252974742810
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Realme C53
424
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
4298
Max Surface Temp.n/a48.1 °C
Stabilityn/a53 %
Graphics Testn/a25 fps
Graphics Scoren/a4298
Sources: 3DMark [Realme C53], [Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Realme C53
7942
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
11179
Writing score993113668
Web score70988813
Video editing45715865
Data manipulation56498637
NanoReview Score794211179

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 4 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 1866 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeeMMC 5.1UFS 3.0
Memory CardMicroSDMicroSD

Software

OS Android 13 Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size n/a 23.6 GB
UI Skin Realme UI T One UI 5.1

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (27% in 30 min) Yes (100% in 84 min)
Full Charge Time 1:09 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Realme C53
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
18:43
Web Browsingn/a07:39 h
Video Playbackn/a12:04 h
Gamesn/a04:46 h
Standby Moden/a85 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 1.1x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K2LD
Sensor sizen/a1/1.76
Pixel sizen/a1.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a64 MP
Aperturen/af/2.0
Focal lengthn/a29 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung Bright S5KGW2
Sensor sizen/a1/1.72
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K2LA
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Realme C53
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
129
Video quality
Realme C53
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
137
Overall camera score
Realme C53
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
133
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a72
Zoomn/a126
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus]

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 3264x2448 pixels 2592x3872 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX375
Sensor size n/a 1/3.2
Pixel size n/a 1.22 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 720p at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* No Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G BandsWCDMA 1/3/5/8HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B38/B40/B41)LTE (B850/B900/B1700/B1900/B2100)
LTE category722
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Realme C53
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
85 dB

Other

Class Budget Flagship
Announced May, 2023 yr February, 2020 yr
Release Date May, 2023 yr March, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 180 1200
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 33 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus the clear winner in this comparison.

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