
Samsung has readjusted the color science, bringing more vivid and saturated colors. More important than the AI zoom and better portrait mode, however, is the greatly improved dynamic range both while shooting stills and video. We got to test out this AI zoom/improved digital zoom on the A53 5G, and we indeed noticed improvement, mostly in the amount of detail in the shot. While there is no telephoto camera on the Galaxy A53 5G, the Exynos 1280 enables a feature that Samsung is calling AI zoom. Another feature that is possible thanks to the new chipset is the addition of portrait lighting while in portrait mode. Thanks to the increased AI performance, portrait mode on both the front and back cameras is improved, including the ability to adjust the blur during that mode. Of course, in this case, you lose a bit of security reassurance, but I would take that any day instead of delayed unlocking. That makes it good enough for me to choose over the fingerprint alternative. Thankfully, the face recognition has improved over the previous generation thanks to the Exynos 1280 and the faster AI processing it brings. It takes a good long time to unlock the phone this way. Not that there is no ultrasonic sensor, but how slow the optical one is. This is one of my major gripes with the A53. Integrated into the A53 5G’s screen lies the optical fingerprint scanner, which unfortunately is not Samsung's famous ultrasonic sensor. There are no issues with viewing the display at an angle and colors look amazing in both the Vivid and Natural modes, which is not always the case with other mid-range phones. It makes the phone feel very snappy no matter what you are doing on it and animations look extra buttery-smooth. The 120Hz mode on the A53 5G is as great as you would expect it to be. It is the same size as the A52 5G-6.5 inches. The Galaxy A53 5G comes with an Infinity-O (what Samsung calls its punch-hole style screens) Super AMOLED display, with a 120Hz refresh rate, 2400 x 1080 resolution, and 800 nits of maximum brightness.
