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Samsung Galaxy A53 vs OnePlus Nord CE 3

SamsungGalaxy A53

OnePlusNord CE 3

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Samsung Galaxy A53 Samsung Lowest price Price $310 Full specs

OnePlus Nord CE 3 OnePlus Price $325 Full specs

General

Device Type

Smart Phone

Device Name

Samsung Galaxy A53

OnePlus Nord CE 3

Announced

March 2022

July 2023

Released

March 2022

August 2023

Colors

BlackWhiteBluePeach

Aqua SurgeGrey Shimmer

Design

Length

159.6 mm (6.28 in)

162.7 mm (6.41 in)

Width

74.8 mm (2.94 in)

75.5 mm (2.97 in)

Thickness

8.1 mm (0.32 in)

8.2 mm (0.32 in)

Weight

189 g (6.67 oz)

184 g (6.49 oz)

Materials

Plastic backPlastic frame

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Network

2G Network

Yes

3G Network

Yes

4G Network

Yes

5G Network

Yes

GPRS

Yes

EDGE

Yes

SIM

Nano SIM

Multi SIM

Dual SIM (Hybrid)

Speed

5G Up to 3.6 GB

5G Up to 3.7 GB

On both: 3G Up to 42 MB, 4G Up to 1.2 GB

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED

Fluid AMOLED

Size

6.5 Inches

6.7 Inches

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Resolution

1080x2400 Pixels (FHD+)

1080x2412 Pixels (FHD+)

Screen Ratio

85.4%

87.9%

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

405 PPI

394 PPI

Brightness Level

800 Nits

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Display Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Features

16M Colors

HDR10+Frameless1B Colors

On both: Always-on Display, Hole-punch Notch, Eye Care Display, Dark Mode, Capacitive, Multi-touch

Hardware

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 1280

Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G

Manufacturing Technology

5 nm

6 nm

CPU Type

8 (Octa-core)

CPU

2x2.4 GHz (Cortex-A78)6x2.0 GHz (Cortex-A55)

1x2.7 GHz (Cortex-A78)3x2.4 GHz (Cortex-A78)4x1.8 GHz (Cortex-A55)

GPU

Mali-G68

Adreno 642L

RAM (Memory)

4/6/8 GB4 GB (128 GB)6 GB (128 GB)6 GB (256 GB)8 GB (128 GB)8 GB (256 GB)

8/12 GB8 GB (128 GB)12 GB (256 GB)

Internal Storage

128/256 GB

Storage Type

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UFS 3.1

Ram Type

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LPDDR4x

Card Slot

Yes - MicroSD

Antutu Score

379.313 (v9)

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Software

Android 12 (One UI 4.1)

Android 13

Update To

Android 13 (One UI 5.1)

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User Interface

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OxygenOS 13.1

Main camera

Camera Setup

Quad Camera

Triple Camera

Resolution

64 + 12 + 5 + 5 MP

50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP

Camera

64 MP: Standard (OIS)12 MP: Ultrawide5 MP: Macro5 MP: Depth

50 MP: Standard (OIS)8 MP: Ultrawide2 MP: Macro

Aperture Size

F/1.8 (64 MP)F/2.2 (12 MP)F/2.4 (5 MP)F/2.4 (5 MP)

F/1.8 (50 MP)F/2.2 (8 MP)F/2.4 (2 MP)

Sensor

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Sony IMX890 (50 MP)Sony IMX355 (8 MP)GalaxyCore GC02M1 (2 MP)

Stabilization

Optical Stabilization (OIS)Electronic Stabilization (EIS)

Same on both

Zoom

Digital Zoom 10x

Digital Zoom 20x

Slow Motion

HD 720P@240fps

FHD 1080P@120fpsHD 720P@240fps

Video

4K 2160P@30fpsFHD 1080P@30fps

4K 2160P@30fpsFHD 1080P@30/60fps

Flash

Yes

More details (1)Camera Features

Camera Features

Autofocus (AF)Portrait ModeNight ModePro ModeAI Scene DetectionContinuous shootingPanoramaExposure compensationFace detectionGeotaggingHDRISO settingsScene modeSelf-timerTouch focusWhite balance settings

Autofocus (AF)Night ModePortrait ModePro ModeAI Scene DetectionContinuous shootingPanoramaExposure compensationFace detectionGeotaggingHDRISO settingsScene modeSelf-timerTouch focusWhite balance settings