Samsung’s mid-range smartphones are extremely common and I am keen to exit on a limb right here: That will not change in 2023 with the A34 and A54. Nonetheless, the query is, what has modified since final yr, and may Galaxy A53 homeowners rush to select up the Galaxy A54? Since we’re nonetheless ready for our overview, we’ll first examine each smartphones based mostly on their technical specs.
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| MSRP | from $449.99 | from $449.99 |
| Show | 6.5″, Tremendous AMOLED | 6.4″, Tremendous AMOLED |
| 2,400 x 1,080 px | 2,340 x 1,080 px | |
| 120 Hz refresh fee | ||
| SoC | Samsung Exynos 1280 2x Cortex-A78 @ 2.4 GHz 6x Cortex-A55 @ 2.0 GHz |
Samsung Exynos 1380 4x Cortex-A78 @ 2.4 GHz 4x Cortex-A55 @ 2.0 GHz |
| Working reminiscence | 6 / 8 GB RAM | |
| Reminiscence | 128 / 256 GB | |
| Expandable reminiscence | Sure, expandable as much as 1 TB | |
| OS | OneUI 4.1 based mostly on Android 12 | OneUI 5.1 based mostly on Android 13 |
| Digital camera | Principal digicam: 64 MP, f/1.8 aperture, OIS Extremely wide-angle: 12 MP, f/2.2 aperture Macro: 5 MP, aperture f/2.4 Depth of discipline: 5 MP, aperture f/2.4 |
Principal digicam: 50 MP, f/1.8 aperture, OIS Extremely wide-angle: 12 MP, f/2.2 aperture Macro: 5 MP, f/2.4 aperture |
| Selfie digicam | 32 MP, f/2.2 aperture | |
| Battery | 5,000 mAh Wired charging at 25 W |
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| Connectivity | 5G / LTE / Wi-Fi 5 / Wi-Fi Direct / Bluetooth 5.1 / NFC | 5G / LTE / Wi-Fi 6 / Wi-Fi Direct / Bluetooth 5.3 / NFC |
| IP Certification | IP67 | |
| Colours | Superior Blue, Superior Black, Superior Peach, Superior White | Superior Lime, Superior Graphite, Superior Violet, Superior White |
| Dimensions and weight | 159.6 x 74.8 x 8.1 mm, 189 g 6.3 x 2.9 x 0.3 in, 0.42 lb |
158.2 x 76.7 x 8.2 mm, approx. 202 g 6.2 x 3.0 x 0.3 in, 0.44 lb |
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| Ranking | Samsung Galaxy A53 overview |
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We had been in a position to overview the Galaxy A53 for you and will award the machine 4 stars. The Galaxy A54 also needs to arrive within the editorial workplace quickly, so we are able to then replace this text for you based mostly on our experiences.
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Show and design
If we had been to take a look at the 2 mid-range units from 2022 and 2023, modifications on the again are instantly noticeable. The digicam island from final yr has utterly disappeared and the fourth sensor for depth of discipline has additionally gone. Because of this the Galaxy A54 is visually nearer to the Galaxy S23 collection.
Measuring 6.4″ as a substitute of 6.5″, it has additionally develop into minimally smaller, which ought to really hardly have an effect when held within the hand. The marginally decrease decision of the show—2,340 x 1,080 px as a substitute of two,400 x 1,080 px—also needs to stay relatively unnoticeable to the human eye. In any other case, the entrance retains the identical look with a punch-hole digicam on the high heart of the panel. Just like final yr, there may be additionally IP67 certification which nonetheless can’t be taken as a right in 2023 when speaking about mid-range smartphones.
The show itself is nearly the identical, at the least on paper, other than the marginally totally different decision. After all, Samsung treats us to a Tremendous AMOLED display screen that has a refresh fee of as much as 120 Hertz this yr. I doubt that the brand new panel is brighter than the one within the A53, however at the least Samsung promised us that the Galaxy A54’s show will adapt quicker to altering gentle situations because of its “Imaginative and prescient Booster”.
By the best way, for a potential Galaxy A55 subsequent yr, Samsung ought to scale back the bezel edges for my sake.
Efficiency and connectivity
Trying again, the Exynos 1280 SoC left me a bit ambivalent: The SoC didn’t actually blow me out of the water, however the efficiency was easy sufficient. This yr, the successor, named Exynos 1380, is in motion and we’re curious to see how a lot this impacts the efficiency. In response to rumors, the multi-core efficiency specifically ought to make a leap ahead, however we’ll discover that out for you within the overview.
Final yr, there have been two ARM Cortex-A78 cores (as much as 2.4 GHz) and 6 Cortex-A55 cores. The core sorts stay the identical, however Samsung has now put in 4 cores every within the Exynos 1380. When it comes to RAM, Samsung presents us 8 GB like final yr, however the entry-level configuration with 6 GB of RAM was dropped in some markets. The inner storage as soon as once more arrives in 128 GB or 256 GB configurations. Storage within the A54 will also be expanded through a microSD card.
There are a couple of minor modifications by way of connectivity: Bluetooth has now been upgraded to model 5.3 and Wi-Fi 6 is supported this time after Wi-Fi 5 final yr.
Cameras
This part might be the one which has probably the most potential to supply modifications in comparison with final yr’s mannequin. Sadly, we can not inform you something significant in regards to the A54’s new primary digicam till we now have examined it.
Samsung has happily bid goodbye to the fourth digicam sensor—the 5 MP depth of discipline sensor—so we are actually coping with a triple digicam configuration. The primary digicam had a decision of 64 MP final yr, however now a 50 MP shooter sits there as a substitute, sporting optical stabilization. The opposite two cameras—a 12 MP ultra-wide and a 5 MP macro sound similar to these of the A53 on paper.
Lastly, within the entrance, we even have a digicam that’s an identical as earlier than with a 32 MP shooter and f/2.2 aperture. So, if you wish to know whether or not such a much less spectacular change within the digicam system can nonetheless present considerably higher pictures, our overview is on the best way for positive!
Software program
The software program has been up to date as anticipated: Whereas the Galaxy A53 was outfitted with Android 12 and OneUI 4.1, we now see One UI 5.1 in play right here on the Galaxy A54, which is predicated on Android 13. You possibly can learn extra about what Android 13/One UI has to supply within the linked articles. Nonetheless, I can already reveal this a lot earlier than the overview: The replace is relatively marginal right here as properly.
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Assist for the units additionally stays an identical, in fact. This implies you could count on 4 main Android updates every, and 5 years of assist for safety updates.
Battery and Fast-Charging
If solely I wasn’t so skilled. It is because I might have then posted some Tumbleweed GIF on this part and save myself a while from writing. As I am critical about it, I am going to write this down for you:
The battery of the A54 fees at 25 W similar to the Galaxy A53. Capability stands at 5,000 mAh, additionally just like the Galaxy A53. You get precisely zero chargers included, similar to within the Galaxy A53. Nonetheless, it’s potential that the battery will last more anyway. In spite of everything, the show has to show a couple of pixels much less, and we don’t but know the way effectively the Exynos 1380 works.
Value and availability
The enjoyable begins at $449 for the Galaxy A54 when it’s launched, which is similar worth because the A53 at its launch.
| Mannequin | RAM | Reminiscence | MSRP |
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| Galaxy A53 | 6 GB | 128 GB | $449 |
| Galaxy A54 | 6 GB | 128 GB | $449 |
We do not wish to disguise the truth that the Galaxy A53 has been in the marketplace for a yr now, so yow will discover it for a extra inexpensive worth now. You possibly can at the moment get the smartphone for cheaper on websites like Amazon with out a contract.
The Galaxy A54 might be accessible for $449 when it’s launched.
Conclusion
When evaluating spec sheets, we naturally at all times attempt to think about the efficiency of the SoC, the show high quality, or the digicam efficiency. Nonetheless, it stays a theoretical story that’s at finest indicative of the standard of the units. So do bear that in thoughts after I inform you now that nobody wants to change from the Galaxy A53 to the Galaxy A54.
In case you do not wish to be uncovered because the individual within the subway who nonetheless makes use of a smartphone from 2022, you’ll have to spend money on the A54. This has the benefit that the design not solely appears higher because of the lacking digicam island however is also mistaken for a way more costly Galaxy S23 flagship.
I may additionally think about that we’ll obtain a efficiency enhance because of the Exynos 1380. Moreover, I may think about that the improved AI and the modified sensor will present higher picture outcomes. However the best way each smartphones are introduced, I do not assume that somebody who handled himself to the A53 final yr can have any must-have factors to purchase the A54.
Regardless, I feel the A54 is Samsung’s finest mid-range smartphone on paper proper now. So, in case your present cellphone is a Galaxy A52, probably even with out 5G, then the improve is unquestionably value it. Nonetheless, if you wish to be on the protected facet, you higher test again right here quickly when we now have reviewed the machine in depth.
Till then, you’ll be able to inform me what you consider the Galaxy A54: Are the enhancements over the predecessor adequate? Or do you want Samsung would change its fashions extra from yr to yr?
