The Galaxy A53 is one of the best-selling phones in Italy of recent years, and it shows on the bench: it is a mid-range model people keep for a long time and are glad to repair rather than replace.
Two cases arrive almost every time: a broken screen after a drop and a charging port that no longer holds the cable. Both fall under common repairs, same day or within 24 hours.
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The A53 uses a 6.5" Super AMOLED panel at 120 Hz — flagship-grade quality on a mid-range phone, and also the reason a screen replacement on this model is not the cheapest in its class. It is worth spending it, though: the rest of the phone holds up very well.
There is one quirk of this model worth knowing: the fingerprint reader is built under the display. That means replacing the screen also replaces the sensor, and it needs recalibrating after fitting. On poor-quality parts that is exactly where the trouble shows — a fingerprint not recognised, or recognised only with effort. It is one of the reasons we insist on the choice of part for this model.
The A53 still has a microSD slot, now a rarity, and it has no wireless charging. The 5,000 mAh battery is generous but after three or four years of cycles it starts to fade: if the run time has dropped suddenly, it is worth having it looked at before fearing the worst.
| Release year | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Display | 6.5" Super AMOLED, 120 Hz |
| Resolution | 1080 × 2400 pixels (~405 ppi) |
| Dimensions | 159.6 × 74.8 × 8.1 mm |
| Weight | 189 g |
| Battery | 5,000 mAh, non-removable |
| Data and charging port | USB-C 2.0 (no wireless charging) |
| Rear camera | 64 MP + 12 MP ultra-wide + 5 MP + 5 MP |
| Front camera | 32 MP |
| Biometric unlock | Under-display fingerprint reader |
| Storage expansion | microSD, in place of the second SIM |
| Water resistance | IP67 (as shipped) |
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