Samsung Galaxy A53 5G vs Apple iPhone 13 mini

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PHONES
Phone Names	Samsung Galaxy A53 5G	Apple iPhone 13 mini

Network
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14, 20, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66 - SM-A536U	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2628, A2629, A2630
5G bands	2, 5, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-A536U	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 Sub6/mmWave - A2628
Speed	HSPA, LTE, 5G	HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
	2, 5, 48, 66, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-A536V	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2629, A2630

Launch
Announced	2022, March 17	2021, September 14
Status	Available. Released 2022, March 24	Available. Released 2021, September 24

Body
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back	Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
Dimensions	159.6 x 74.8 x 8.1 mm (6.28 x 2.94 x 0.32 in)	131.5 x 64.2 x 7.7 mm (5.18 x 2.53 x 0.30 in)
SIM	· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	· Nano-SIM + eSIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight	189 g (6.67 oz)	141 g (4.97 oz)
	IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)	IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Display
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Ceramic Shield glass
Resolution	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~405 ppi density)	1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~476 ppi density)
Size	6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~85.4% screen-to-body ratio)	5.4 inches, 71.9 cm2 (~85.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Type	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 800 nits (HBM)	Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)

Platform
CPU	Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)	Hexa-core (2x3.23 GHz Avalanche + 4x1.82 GHz Blizzard)
Chipset	Exynos 1280 (5 nm)	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
GPU	Mali-G68	Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
OS	Android 12, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 8	iOS 15, upgradable to iOS 26.1

Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	No
Internal	128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM	128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM
	-	NVMe

Main Camera
Dual	-	12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.9", 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm
Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Quad	64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7X", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm 5 MP (macro) Auxiliary lens	-
Single	32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm	12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6" SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.

Selfie camera
Features	HDR	HDR
Single	32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm	12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

Sound
3.5mm jack	No	No
35mm jack	No	No
Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers

Comms
Bluetooth	5.1, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE
NFC	Yes (market/region dependent)	Yes
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Radio	No	No
USB	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG	Lightning, USB 2.0
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer (market/region dependent)	Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
	Virtual proximity sensing	Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

Battery
Charging	25W wired	Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min 15W wireless (MagSafe) 15W wireless (Qi2) - requires iOS 17.2 update
Type	Li-Po 5000 mAh	Li-Ion 2438 mAh (9.34 Wh)

Misc
Colors	Black, White, Blue, Peach	Starlight, Midnight, Blue, Pink, Red, Green
Models	SM-A536B, SM-A536B/DS, SM-A536U, SM-A536U1, SM-A5360, SM-A536E, SM-A536E/DS, SM-A536V, SM-A536W, SM-A536N, SM-S536DL	A2628, A2481, A2626, A2629, A2630, iphone14,4
Price	$ 151.42 / £ 185.00 / € 169.14	€ 299.00 / $ 240.00 / £ 244.89
SAR	0.75 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)	1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	0.89 W/kg (head)     1.60 W/kg (body)	0.97 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (body)

Tests
Battery life	Endurance rating 113h	Endurance rating 75h
Camera	Photo / Video	Photo / Video
Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Loudspeaker	-26.5 LUFS (Good)	-25.9 LUFS (Very good)
Performance	AnTuTu: 329802 (v8), 379313 (v9) GeekBench: 1891 (v5.1) GFXBench: 19fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	AnTuTu: 772512 (v9) GeekBench: 4681 (v5.1) GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

OUR TESTS
Battery (old)	Endurance rating 113h	Endurance rating 75h
Camera	Photo / Video	Photo / Video
Display	830 nits max brightness (measured)	831 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker	-26.5 LUFS (Good)	-25.9 LUFS (Very good)
Performance	AnTuTu: 329802 (v8), 379313 (v9) GeekBench: 1891 (v5.1) GFXBench: 19fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	AnTuTu: 772512 (v9) GeekBench: 4681 (v5.1) GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)