Honor 500 vs ZTE Blade A53

At a glance

Brand: Honor; ZTE
Release date: November 2025, 7 months ago; April 2023, 3 years 2 months ago
Launch price: CN¥ 2,699.00 ($ 395.33); —
AnTuTu: 2.405.000 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 96% of devices; 112.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 52% of devices

Size: 6.55"; 6.52"
Resolution: 1264 x 2736 px QHD; 720 x 1600 px HD+
Type: AMOLED; LCD IPS
Density: 460 ppi Very high density; 269 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Peak brightness - 6000 cd/m², HDR10+, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless; Water Drop Notch, Capacitive, Multi-touch

Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen4; Spreadtrum Unisoc SC9863A
CPU: 1x 3.21 GHz – Cortex X4 + 3x 3 GHz – Cortex A720 + 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex A720 + 2x 2.02 GHz – Cortex A720; 4x Cortex A55 1.6 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.2 GHz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 4 nm; 28 nm
Frequency: 4.32 GHz; 1.6 GHz
GPU: Adreno 825; PowerVR GE8322
RAM: 12 GB; 2 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; LPDDR4 RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 200 Mpx; 8 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.9; ƒ/ 2.0
Sensor: Samsung ISOCELL HP3; —
Pixel size: 0.56 µm; —
Sensor size: 1/1.4"; —
Flash: LED; Dual LED
Optical stabilization: Yes; No
Slow motion: Yes, 480 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: Noise reduction, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode; Noise reduction, Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus

Dimensions: 74.2 mm 155.8 mm 7.7 mm Print 3D Model; 76.5 mm 165.7 mm 9.4 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 198 g; 198 g
Materials: Aluminium alloy; Polycarbonate
Colors: Black White Blue Pink; Blue Gray Green
Water/dust resistance: IP68, IP69; —
Usable surface: 91 %; 82 %

Operating system: Android 16 Android 16; Android 12 Snow Cone Android 12 Go edition
Google services: Without Google Mobile services; With Google Mobile Services

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 6.0 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC; A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 7 (802.11be); 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO; —
USB: USB Type-C; —
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), QZSS (L1 + L5); GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS

5G: n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500); —
4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B19 (800), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900), B19 (800); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Fingerprint: Yes, in screen; Yes, in the back
Accelerometer: Yes; Yes
Gyroscope: Yes; —
Proximity: Yes; Yes
Light sensor: Yes; Yes
Cooling system: Yes; No
Audio: Hi-Res Audio, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones; —