Samsung Galaxy A53 5G Review: Toying with the idea of value-for-money
Samsung has raised the price of its Galaxy A50 series phones at an astonishing pace every year. This year, the Galaxy A53 does not have a humble sub- ₹25,000 price tag — it commands the same sort of money that can get you an iQOO 9 SE, or even an iPhone SE 2nd Gen, or any of the Chinese-origin flagship killers with top-of-the-line specs. On paper alone, it becomes very difficult to put eyes on the Galaxy A53 5G — after all, you seek something special if you are spending north of Rs. 30,000 on a smartphone.
But, there’s a segment of consumers seeking a no-frills phone at this price; the reason why the iPhone SE 3rd Gen exists in today’s time. In comparison to the iPhone SE, the Samsung Galaxy A53 is certainly looking like a winner. It has got more of everything — more cameras, more display area, more battery. The price is lesser though, starting at Rs, 34,499 for the base variant.
Should you be getting yourself a taste of this Samsung by spending this much? To find out, I used the phone for two weeks and here are my observations.
The Galaxy A53 is probably the only smartphone in this price range to flaunt an all-plastic build. Good or bad? That is up to you to decide. Plastic certainly doesn’t feel as reassuring as the glass-metal bodied phones you can buy at this price. Moreover, the overall fit-and finish leaves a lot to be desired, especially given its price tag. Of course, you can put a case on it and forget what its made of but hey, there are better built phones at this price and Samsung has cut corners too hard on this one.
Speaking of cutting corners, the Galaxy A53 5G does not ship with a charger in the box, and no protective case either. A similarly priced phone from Vivo, Oppo, Xiaomi, Realme, and iQOO offers these
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