Samsung Galaxy M53 5G Review – Most Sensible Phone Under 25000

The Samsung Galaxy M53 5G is the latest addition to Samsung’s Galaxy M series. This is the successor of the Samsung Galaxy M52 5G and comes with significant improvements. The Galaxy M53 5G has a lot to offer in terms of specs.

In addition to the high-resolution 108MP camera, the phone has a big 6.7-inch super AMOLED display, a MediaTek Dimensity 900 chipset, and a large 5,000mAh battery. All of this looks really nice but the real question is how does it perform in everyday usage?

I used the Samsung Galaxy M53 5G for a while and here’s what I thought of it.

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Samsung Galaxy M53 5G cost in India starts at Rs. 26,499 for the 6GB + 128GB storage variant and goes up to Rs. 28,499 for the 8GB + 128GB storage variant.

The phone will be available in two colour options: Blue and Green. It will go on sale starting April 29 through Amazon, Samsung’s own website, and retail outlets.

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The all-new Samsung Galaxy M53 5G packs the following items inside the box:

• Handset
• Sim Ejection Pin
• Type-C Data Cable
• Quick Start Guide

Before we talk in detail about the Samsung Galaxy M53 5G, let’s see what the on-paper specs look like:

• Display: 6.7 inches Super AMOLED
• Chipset: MediaTek Dimensity 900
• RAM & ROM: 6GB RAM 128GB Storage, 8GB RAM 128GB Storage
• Software: Android v12
• Rear camera: 108MP + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP
• Selfie camera: 32 MP
• Battery: 5000 mAh
• Weight: 176 grams
• Dimensions: 164.7 x 77 x 7.4 mm

Starting off with the design, the Samsung Galaxy M53 5G has a very basic and minimalist design. I really liked that Samsung has gone with this clean look instead of the fancy glossy phones with bright colours.

The Samsung Galaxy M53 5G features a shiny matte-finish polycarbonate back panel. The device I have is in blue colour. Even though it has a matte texture, it doesn’t look dull and shines when light falls on it. At the bottom is the Samsung logo, accompanied by a curved camera island at the top.

The back is prone to fingerprints and I had to clean it every 10 minutes. I would suggest you to use the phone with a cover to avoid such inconvenience.

The phone is quite sleek being 7.4 mm thick and feels very light in hand at just 176 grams. Coming to the buttons and ports, the left side is clean and just has the SIM card slot.

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The right side has the power button that doubles as a fingerprint scanner along with the volume buttons over it. The bottom has a type-C port, speaker grill and primary mic while the top is clean.

The Samsung Galaxy M53 misses out on the headphone jack which makes the phone more resistant to water but disappoints the wired earphones users. Overall, it feels like a high-end phone when you hold it. When it comes to design, Samsung gets full marks.

The Samsung Galaxy M53 5G comes with a quad-camera setup on the back. This includes a 108MP primary lens paired with an 8MP ultrawide sensor, a 2MP macro sensor and a 2MP depth sensor. On the front, you get a 32 MP selfie camera for selfies and video calls.

The primary camera takes great shots in bright daylight. The images are rich in colours and have a good amount of details in them.

To be honest, there aren’t nearly as many added details as you would think when switching to the 108MP mode, therefore it is best to go with the usual setting instead.

However, performance suffered significantly in low-light environments. While the night mode helped to brighten the photos, it also added significant noise to the photo.

The ultra-wide camera was average at best, resulting in blown-out photos with a bunch of unnecessary blurring and lost details.

The low-resolution 2 MP macro sensor captures images that don’t look any good. The details are there but the overall image is not worth uploading anywhere.

It also features a 2MP depth sensor for taking bokeh shots, but I don’t think it does a particularly good job. The edge detection was more of a hit and miss.

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Talking about the front camera, the selfies taken were quite good and packed with details. I could zoom in and clearly see my hair strands and dust particles on my T-shirt. The colours also looked good and natural.

The portrait mode was just okay. It has a tough time detecting the subject and blurring the background. There’s a Fun Mode in the camera app where you can use the Snapchat filters to take some funky shots.

Coming to the videos, both front and back cameras on Samsung Galaxy M53 5G can record up to 4k videos at 30fps and 1080p videos at 60fps. There is a super steady mode which will help your videos to stay steady on the go. You can also record super slow-motion videos that can go up to 240fps.

The Samsung Galaxy M53 5G packs a big 5000mAh battery that supports 25W fast charging technology. I found the battery performance to be great which lasted two days for me.

My usage included some Instagram scrolling, watching videos on YouTube, taking some camera shots and playing multiplayer games for half an hour. Even for heavy users, the phone can easily last a whole day.

I have to say that Samsung has done a good job with battery optimization. You also get power-saving mode which further extends the battery life.

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Now coming to charging, although the phone can fast-charge at 25W, Samsung has stepped back from providing a charger with the phone. The phone comes with a type-C to type-C cable which I think won’t work with the old charger in your house.

I used an 18W charger which took around 2 hours to fully charge the Samsung Galaxy M53 5G from 0 to 100 per cent. Now, a 25W charger might cut down some minutes but still, you would need to leave the phone on charging for an hour at least.