Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Samsung Galaxy A53 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S23

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced February 2018 March 2022 2023, February 01
Status Coming Soon, March 2018 Coming Soon - April 2022 Coming soon. Exp. release 2023, February 17
Price Rs. 52,999 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 74,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Various Black, White, Blue, Peach Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender, Graphite, Lime
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.81 x 2.7 x 0.33 in)
159.6 x 74.8 x 8.1 mm
(6.28 x 2.94 x 0.32 in)
146.3 x 70.9 x 7.6 mm
(5.76 x 2.79 x 0.3 in)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and eSIM, Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
5G Network - - SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance (advertised)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 12 Android 13
User Interface Samsung Experience One UI 4.1 One UI 5.1
Processor Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz & 6x2.0 GHz), Exynos 1280 processor Octa-core (1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM8550 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA & China
Mali-G68 Adreno 740
RAM 4 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Colors 16M colors 16M Colors 16M Colors
Size 5.8 inches 6.5 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (405 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (422 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.00% 85.40% 88.27%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio No Unspecified No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 64 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP 50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP
Flash LED Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.5 - f/2.4 variable aperture lens, 26mm, 1/2.5", 1.4 µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 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, f/2.4, (macro)
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.2, 25mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call
Auto-HDR, HDR10+
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1/4.0
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC No
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 25W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 25W, PD3.0
10W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless
Capacity 3000 mAh 5000 mAh 3900 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -