Samsung Galaxy A53 5G to Launch in Exynos and Snapdragon Variants

Although Samsung is always reluctant to name the chipsets inside their Galaxy phones, it’s an open secret that their flagship models launch with two different chips based on region. The cheaper Galaxy A phones usually adopt a single chip worldwide. But that might be changing soon because the successor to the Samsung Galaxy A52s reportedly comes in two chip variants. 

Note that the chip duality isn’t related to the two LTE and 5G editions, as is typically the case. Instead, Samsung is ditching the 4G option entirely. But the Samsung Galaxy A53 5G comes in two variants — one powered by Qualcomm silicon, the other by Samsung’s own Exynos. 

GalaxyClub uncovered the model numbers ‘SM-A436B’ and ‘SM-A536E’, belonging to these Galaxy A53 5G variants. The former is meant for Europe, while the latter will drop in South Asia (including Pakistan), Africa, and the Middle East. Unfortunately, folks over at GalaxyClub did not specify which model uses which chip. 

The Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC is a mystery too. But the U.S. edition of the Galaxy A53 has been benchmarked with the Exynos 1200. It’s reportedly a mid-range 4nm chip that’ll debut with the A53. 

This year, because of the global chip shortage, Samsung had to relaunch the Galaxy A52 with the Snapdragon 778G (called the Galaxy A52s). So the new structure might be a response to this previous hiccup.

At any rate, Samsung two-chip Latest model isn’t the only thing the Korean manufacturer is taking out of its flagship playbook. Starting with the Galaxy A53, the 3.5mm audio jack is also being dropped. The microSD card expansion is unclear, but the lopping of the headphone jack doesn’t seem to bode well for it.