Apple iPhone 15 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A53 5G Comparison and Differences
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro or Samsung Galaxy A53 5G Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Apple iPhone 15 Pro | Samsung Galaxy A53 5G | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2023, September 12 | 2022, March 17 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 146.6 x 70.6 x 8.3 mm | 5.77 x 5.77 x 2.78 in | 159.6 x 74.8 x 8.1 mm | 6.28 x 6.28 x 2.94 in | |
| Weight | 187 g | 6.6 oz | 189 g | 6.67 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), titanium frame (grade 5) | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium | Black, White, Blue, Peach | |
| Battery | 3274 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | |
| Approximate price | € 869.0 | $ 320 | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.1" in | 6.5" in | |
| Screen area | 91.3 cm2 | 102.0 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 20:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 88.2% | 85.4% | |
| Screen resolution | 1179 x 2556 px | 1080 x 2400 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 461 PPI | 405 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Ceramic Shield glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
| Other specs | - 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM) -Always-On display |
- 120Hz -800 nits (HBM) |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 48 MP, Triple | 64 MP, Quad | |
| Camera specs | -48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS -12 MP, f/2.8, 77mm (telephoto), 1/3.5", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF -TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth) |
-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) |
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| Functions | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, 3D (spatial) video, stereo sound rec. | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 154 | 105 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 153 | 111 | |
| DxOMark Video | 158 | 93 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 12 MP, Single | 32 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) |
32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.8µm | |
| Functions | HDR, Dolby Vision HDR | HDR | |
| Video | 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 149 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 145 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 156 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | iOS 17, upgradable to iOS 18.1 | Android 12, One UI 4.1 | |
| Chipset | - Apple A17 Pro (3 nm) | - Exynos 1280 (5 nm) | |
| CPU | - Hexa-core (2x3.78 GHz + 4x2.11 GHz) | - Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) | |
| GPU | Apple GPU (6-core graphics) | Mali-G68 | |
| External memory | No | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 8GB RAM | 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 1516275 | 442531 | |
| Antutu 10 CPU | 382538 | 137367 | |
| Antutu 10 GPU | 527818 | 104515 | |
| Antutu 10 Mem | 267129 | 83420 | |
| Antutu 10 UX | 382538 | 137367 | |
| Antutu 9 Total | 414785 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 2900 | 853 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 7214 | 1911 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 2294 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 2302 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Metal | 27103 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 2888 | 691 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 7147 | 1789 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Nano-SIM and eSIM - International Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China |
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - 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, 53, 66 - A3102 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A2848 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3101 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 - A3104 -5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3102 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A2848 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3101 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3104 |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 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, 12, 13, 20, 28, 46, 48, 66 - SM-A536V -5G - 2, 5, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-A536U 2, 5, 48, 66, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-A536V |
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| Speed | HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes (market/region dependent) | |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 5.3, A2DP, LE | 5.1, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.14 W/kg (head) 1.16 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.98 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body) |
SAR - 0.75 W/kg (head) 1.58 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.89 W/kg (head) 1.60 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
| Others |
Other features
| Sensors | - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, proximity | |
| Other extras |
- Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) -Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite - Fast charging, Power Delivery 2.0, 50% in 30 min -15W Wireless charging (MagSafe) -15W Wireless charging (Qi2) - requires iOS 17.2 update -4.5W Reverse charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
- Fast charging 25W - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) |
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| Versions |
- Versions: A3102 (International); A2848 (USA); A3101 (Canada, Japan); A3104 (China, Hong Kong) |
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