Ok, so I'm thinking of buying an A53. But I've also considered a S21 FE. I know it's about $300 more but comparing the specs, I don't see much difference, even with the cameras necessarily and I'm not a camera snob as much as I used to think I wanted to be years ago. I don't take enough where I really need to be. Having the A52 has shown me that that speed is good enough. But can anyone offer their input that could affect my choice? I know ultimately,.like you hear the reviews say, it's my choice and depends how much I want to spend, etc.
The following, is purely based anecdotal observation.
I don't recall seeing people posting any issues with the A53, but I have noticed a number of posts, from people who have the S21 FE that were experiencing some problems?
I don't know if this will help with your decision, but it should give you a different perspective?
Hi AmeriCanuck, both Galaxy A53 5G and Galaxy S21 FE are good choice.
But if you compare A53 with A52, A53 has upto 6% faster performance core compared to A52. It has upto 33% graphic performance than A52 5G. Also it has upto 43% faster neural processor than A52. A53 has 6GB RAM+ Extra virtual RAM, 128GB of internal storage plus support for a microSD card up to 1TB. The Galaxy A53 5G is designed to stand out. With the Ambient Edge blending the camera with the body seamlessly, your Galaxy is entirely beautiful and fully functional with added battery capacity inside a slim, matte frame. vibrant details with the FHD+ Super AMOLED display. With the expansive 6.5-inch Infinity O Display, you can enjoy vivid outdoor visibility up to 800 nits while reducing blue light with the Eye Comfort Shield. It has awesome screen, super smooth scrolling, so that you can watch anything on your Galaxy’s 120Hz Super AMOLED display to see how silky smooth is now a viewing experience with less blur, more details, and vivid contrast. The Galaxy A53 5G is Rated IP67 for water and dust-resistance, stands up to 1.0 meter of freshwater for up to 30 minutes. With the additional protection from Gorilla Glass, the device is now tougher and less prone to scratches. It has 5,000mAh battery up to 25W Super Fast Charging and enable adaptive power saving to enhance the overall battery performance.
When it comes to Galaxy S21 FE 5G, the newest member of the epic Galaxy S21 Series. The Galaxy S21 FE 5G packs everything you love in 6.4 inches. Our smoothest scrolling screen yet with Super Smooth 120Hz. It optimizes the refresh rate to smooth and lets you experience fast touch response times in Game Mode. It has The big screen vibes that you can hold in one hand, Galaxy S21 FE 5G packs everything you love in 6.4 inches, an immersive screen so unreal you’ll forget what’s real. It has Gorilla Glass Victus, the toughest glass yet on a Samsung Galaxy smartphone. The PRO-GRADE CAMERA makes every pic epic rear camera 12MP Ultra Wide Camera, 12MP Wide-angle Camera, 8MP Telephoto Camera front camera, 32MP Selfie Camera. The 4,500mAh battery works together with the power-efficient display and processor to outlast the day even on 5G. The IP68 helps to keep your phone protected from slashes, drips, and up to 1.5 meters of water for around 30 minutes. The Infinity Display helps reduce harmful blue light at night so you can binge on your favourite shows comfortably. The super fast charging more than 50% charge in 30 minutes When you've got low battery and no time to wait, you can get hours of power with only minutes of charging.
Please visit the below links, if you would like to know more about both the devices and also to purchase them.
Well, 1 thing that may be the deciding factor is the A53 will get 4 years of OS updates and 5 years of security updates from this year, whereas the A52 only has 3 years left.
If you want to use the A53 in your car for hands free, it may not work. Search for A53 robotic. There are a lot of posts about this and Samsung's total inaction. They post a set of things to do that don't fix the problem and nothing else. It happens across a wide range of models of all years. My A51 works perfect but wife's A53 is useless in the car.
Yeah, I've been reading the several posts about it. It does concern me. Ive had an A20 now the A52 ans an A51 as a work phone with an old job and never had a problem in my car. The only thing I would like to see is the Google assistant take over because when I get a text it doesn't announce it through my phone it does it through the card Built-in Bluetooth system but they only have canned responses programmed into that. so I can't ever respond without picking up my phone and hitting the Google assistant responding that way
UPDATE: So, I sold my Indian variant of the A52 and bought the A53 brand new( I couldn't wait for getting in contact with sellers on FB to buy a mint used/pre-owned one since I no longer had a phone). I know there's some here and others from YouTube reviews that feel it may be against my better judgment, since there's not really any upgrades. I bought it from Staples and it was actually cheaper than a new A52 🤔-$589.99/$652.99(although that could be old as I don't see them come up in the search results on the website.)
