Galaxy A53 5G review. Impressed by the outstanding night view shooting ability
Recent smartphones are expensive, but they are dissatisfied with the low-priced range... A new option for such people.
I will review the Galaxy brand's medium-priced smartphone " Galaxy A53 5G ", which was lent by the manufacturer for a certain period of time. The best smooth and moist texture, noiseless design, good overall appearance, but fortunately the old-fashioned carrier logo engraved with old customs is a color close to the surroundings and does not stand out. Available in three colors: Awesome White, Awesome Black, and Awesome Blue. It's hard to decide which one is better
Although it is a medium-priced standard model, it is equipped with an 800nit organic EL display. The in-screen fingerprint authentication unlocking speed is "normal", which is half a tempo behind the high end. The vibration is cheap, but the impression is that it has been devised to shorten the vibration time and not make it feel as much as possible.
At maximum refresh rate of 120Hz, the battery life is lost in exchange for smoothness, but the large capacity battery has good battery life.
Equipped with the same large-capacity 5000mAh battery as the top of the series "Galaxy S22 Ultra" , the battery lasts all day even with moderately heavy use at 120Hz drive setting .
Not so long ago, a model with a 5000mAh battery would have been quite bulky, but high-end models and other models with large-capacity batteries have appeared, and it's wonderful that even low-end models have achieved this with high mounting technology .Even with a large-capacity battery, the thickness is 8.1 mm and the weight is 189 g, and it does not look bulky.
However, it is unsatisfactory that the fast charging is 25W and wireless charging is not supported .Good or bad Speakers suitable for the price (stereo combined with the top), USB Type-C, microphone, SIM slot are lined up. Even if the feature of this plane is called anything, it is cost performance. Pay particular attention to cameras.
The most surprising thing is the night view, which will be described later. The camera can take beautiful pictures outdoors during the day. Press the side power button twice to activate the camera. Various functions inherited from high-end cameras. In order to compensate for the weakness of the camera hardware, efforts are also being made to combine multiple images such as HDR / night scenes. Below is the wide-angle main camera. Although it has 64 million pixels, it usually operates at about 16 million pixels and supports optical image stabilization, so there are almost no shooting failures.
Super wide angle. The image quality is not that good, but it's worth the price. As described later, when the amount of light is insufficient, it compensates with excellent image quality processing. macro. I don't think there's much use for it, to be honest. Not only this machine but also smartphone macro cameras have "poor image quality", "the shadow of the machine gets in the way", and "almost useless". Combined with depth positioning, it tends to be just "earning the number of cameras" from beginning to end. Image quality processing that I felt that I was doing my best. Computational photography compensates for the optical performance of cameras installed in low-end models.
10x zoom, it's terrible at the time of preview, but you can see how awesome it is when you zoom in. 1x on the left, 10x on the right. It can be described as a dove with a smooth outline. I presume it's probably due to the 64MP crop zoom and excellent image quality processing.
The same excellent image quality processing can be seen in night scenes. The night mode can take modern photos that are reminiscent of high-end . The colors are a little warm, but the highlights are well suppressed.
The Xiaomi 12X, which I've been using lately, is surprisingly not good enough. Except for the Snapdragon 870 that is not compatible with Qi, it has almost the same dimensions as the high-end model and has an excellent high-end panel, but the night view is somewhat unsatisfactory. Shot with Xiaomi 12X main wide angle. It is a little subtle when viewed as a high-end such as resolution details. I think you can see how the Galaxy A53 5G is doing well. However, so far it is a night view with plenty of light. The difference is hard to come out.
It is common for non-high-end models to say "other than the main wide angle". In the case of the Galaxy A53, the ultra-wide-angle night view is quite sticky. Super wide-angle in low-light areas, it doesn't look good as far as the preview is concerned, but the night mode sticks well. Super wide angle. Considering the mid-range ultra-wide-angle lens, which tends to lack light in the first place, and the dirty preview, you can see that they are doing very well.
Comparison with the main wide angle. Galaxy A53 5G on the left, Xiaomi 12X on the right. Although the Xiaomi 12X doesn't look bad at first glance, the details of various parts such as plants have been crushed, and you can see the complexity of the image quality processing.
For the time being , I uploaded the file of the actual size ( A53 , S22 Ultra ). It is true that the A53 is slightly inferior in terms of detail and noise, but I am surprised by the fact that it is very close in the night scene, which is optically demanding and important for computational photography.
It can be surmised that the compensation for excellent mid-range nightscape photography is the long waiting time immediately after nightscape photography . High-speed ISP of high-end SoC is equivalent to put in higher-quality processing. It is thought that the fact that the mid-range SoC is processing a heavy load is also a factor in the length of the processing time. It's safe to assume that you can take one shot at night, but you won't be able to shoot as fast or continuously as high-end cameras .
Since Xiaomi 12X's Snapdragon 870 is for "low-cost high-performance", it is limited according to the performance of the ISP, giving priority to usability such as storage time and continuous shooting, giving priority to the highest image quality to Xiaomi 12 Ultra. Estimate. I think it's interesting to see the differences in the way each manufacturer thinks about how to create images for models that aren't the highest grade. Now let's check the performance. This machine is equipped with Exynos 1280, running 6GB memory.
| Galaxy A53 5G | |
|---|---|
| OS | OneUI 4.1 (based on Android 12) |
| SoC | Exynos1280 |
| memory | 6GB |
| capacity | 128GB |
| screen | 6.5-inch full HD+ 2400 x 1080 organic EL 120Hz |
| camera | 64 million + 13 million ultra-wide angle + 5 million macro + 5 million depth |
| front camera | 32 million pixels |
| Battery | 5000mAh, 25W |
| size | 75 x 160 x 8.1mm、189g |
The results of benchmark tests that quantify performance are as follows.
- AnTuTu v9.3.8: 362,899 points
- Geekbench 5 single score: 732 points
- Geekbench 5 multiscore: 1822 points
- Geekbench 5 Compute(OpenCL)：2575点
- Geekbench 5 Compute(Vulkun): 2560点
- 3DMark for Android (v2.2 4805) Wild Life: 2286 points, average 13.7fps
- 3DMark for Android (v2.2 4805) Wild Life Extreme Unlimited: 623 points, average 3.70fps
- 3DMark for Android(v2.2 4805) Sling Shot Extreme (OpenGL ES 3.1)：3488点
- 3DMark for Android(v2.2 4805) Sling Shot Extreme Unlimited (OpenGL ES 3.1)：3693点
- PCMark: 11,413 points
All of the above are actual measurements on the actual machine that was lent in advance.
When it comes to this area, most of the normal movements are comfortable. As someone who is used to using high-end models, I feel a slight difference when starting the camera from sleep or when handling heavy data or applications. If the game is light, it works well.
The author was concerned about the scroll inertia at 120Hz. It's basically smooth scrolling, but I was worried that there was an occasional " back once " behavior on Twitter.
Such behavior can be rarely confirmed in "Galaxy S22 Ultra in situations where high load and heat generation such as immediately after OS restart". In addition to the heavy One UI and Android 12, the SoC is not as high-end as the S22 Ultra, so the frequency of encounters is higher than that of the S22 Ultra. You should choose the high-end model to be installed, the Galaxy S22 series.
It supports waterproof and dustproof specifications and Osaifu-Keitai, and has excellent night view shooting ability, which tends to be a benchmark.
Perhaps Galaxy users think, "High-end is a little expensive, but cheap models are no good, is there no middle?" The reason is the ease of use of the software.
I have bought and used models from multiple manufacturers, but Galaxy's One UI is still the most user-friendly.
The amount of software investment is incomparable in Android, and it is a rival of the iPhone, and it shines for the first time in many functions. From the ease of use of multi-windows to the perfection of the security folder, to the image album app with extensive editing functions and easy to use, everything is top notch. The Galaxy A53 5G is the perfect middle choice for users who are fascinated by the ease of use of such software. The Android 12 finally supports the scroll shot, which has been supported for a long time, and the toggle switches that have become difficult to use in Android 12 ignore Google and prioritize ease of use. Features of OneUI setting part such as consolidation of each switch near the bottom for easy one-handed operation
That's why I think it's a pity that the latest One UI behavior of "suspicious scrolling inertia such as Twitter when driving at 120Hz" is a pity, but I recommend it to those who don't mind, and when this point is resolved, Galaxy users I think it's a model that has the potential to become a powerful choice candidate.
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