Samsung’s actually good midrange telephone simply obtained a much bigger battery and a worth lower

Last spring, Samsung introduced a trio of Galaxy A-series telephones that have been all destined for US retailers’ cabinets. This 12 months, it’s promising only one new mannequin for US clients: the Galaxy A53 5G. It presents some modest upgrades, which is okay as a result of the A52 5G was a very good telephone. But its finest new characteristic is a $50 lower cost tag, which at $449 for 128GB of storage, places it juuuuust underneath Apple’s $479 iPhone SE with 128GB. Maybe that’s a coincidence! Probably not!

The A53 5G’s most notable {hardware} change is the swap to Samsung’s new Exynos 1280 5nm processor. The model of the A52 5G bought within the US included a Qualcomm processor, so utilizing the house-brand chip represents a shift in technique, possibly to accommodate a lower cost level. Or possibly it’s the entire chip scarcity state of affairs. In any case, it’s paired with 6GB of RAM, which is a wholesome quantity of reminiscence for a midrange telephone.

There’s a much bigger battery on the A53 5G, too — as much as 5,000mAh from 4,500mAh within the earlier mannequin. Battery efficiency was already good within the A52, so Samsung’s declare of two full days on a single cost within the new mannequin appears believable.

Just about every part else on the telephone is carried over from the earlier technology, beginning, in fact, with 5G — possible simply low and mid-band, although I weirdly couldn’t get Samsung to substantiate this previous to the embargo lifting. There’s additionally the identical 6.5-inch OLED 120Hz panel, IP67 water resistance, a stabilized 64-megapixel important digicam with a 12-megapixel ultrawide, and 25W quick wired charging (there’s nonetheless no wi-fi charging). These have been all actually good specs for a midrange telephone final 12 months, and so they proceed to face out in 2022’s mannequin.

There’s additionally yet another enchancment that you just received’t discover on the spec sheet. For sure gadgets, Samsung has promised 4 years of OS updates and 5 years of safety updates, and the A53 5G will likely be included. That’s among the many finest help insurance policies for Android flagship telephones and definitely among the finest you’ll discover for a midrange telephone. It’s simply wanting Apple’s observe file of supporting six- or seven-year-old telephones with new software program variations, however for lots of people, these 5 years could be simply sufficient.