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Samsung Galaxy A53 5G

Samsung Exynos 1280released 2022up to android 16latest android is 17
ro.product.devicea53x

also sold as Galaxy A53 5G · Galaxy A53 5G UW · SM-A5360 · SM-A536B · SM-A536E · SM-A536N · SM-A536U · SM-A536U1 +3 more

Actively maintained

Released 2022, newest ROM build 2 months ago (1 ROM still current). A phone that still gets updates keeps going long after its manufacturer stops.

Hardware

SoC
Samsung Exynos 1280
CPU
2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G68
Architecture
arm64
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128GB
Screen
2400x1080
Released
2022

Specs from postmarketOS wiki (CC BY-SA 4.0).

ROMs · 01

The Samsung Galaxy A53 5G (codename a53x) has 1 tracked custom ROM on CustomDroid — including Project Infinity X, running up to Android 16. Each listing links to the project's own download and install guide, and was last checked against the projects' catalogues on 21 Sept 2026.

Samsung plans security updates for this model until Apr 2027. endoflife.date · what end-of-life means

RSS feed — subscribe to get new Samsung Galaxy A53 5G builds in your reader · JSON

Before you flash

Flashing generally means unlocking the bootloader, booting a custom recovery, wiping, then installing the ROM. Exact steps differ per device and ROM, so follow the Install guide for the one you pick, and back up first. Check what can break (banking apps, DRM, carrier features) and how to get back to stock before you start. Why flash a custom ROM · All guides

Custom recovery for this device: TWRP. Flash the one your chosen ROM's guide asks for — common recovery errors.

This is a Exynos device, so on Windows you'll want the Samsung Android USB driver before your computer will see it in fastboot. Which USB drivers you need.

Timeline

  1. Jul 2026
    Project Infinity X first tracked

Dates show when CustomDroid first indexed each ROM for this device, not when support originally launched.

ROM availability and links come from each project. CustomDroid indexes builds, it doesn't mirror them — always download from the official project, verify the file's hash/signature, confirm it matches your exact codename, and back up before flashing.