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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 14 |
| 2017-07-11 | -- |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Blue Black, Gold, Light Gray and Light Green |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | $ 230.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Exynos 1330 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-G68 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.02 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 9.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A16 5G has a global score of 76.2, which is a little bit better than the Huawei nova 2 Plus's overall score of 74.2. Even being the best in this review, the Galaxy A16 5G design is somewhat heavier and thicker than Huawei nova 2 Plus. These phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy A16 5G has the previous 14 version and Huawei nova 2 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version.
The Samsung Galaxy A16 5G features a slightly better screen than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has a little bit lower quantity of pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a larger screen and a little higher 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution. The Huawei nova 2 Plus counts with a very superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy A16 5G. Both have a Octa-Core processor and the same RAM amount.
The Galaxy A16 5G features a much better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 1000 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A16 5G features a much longer battery performance than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G takes a bit better videos and photos than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G also has a much more megapixels back camera.
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