Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 14 |
| 2017-10-25 | -- |
| 6.15 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue Black, Gold, Light Gray and Light Green |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | $ 230.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 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, 16 nm (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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.14 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 9.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Ion 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A16 5G is slightly better than the Huawei nova 2i, with a 76.2 score against 72.4. Both devices we compare here use Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy A16 5G has the older 14 version and Huawei nova 2i has Android 7.0 Nougat. Galaxy A16 5G is a somewhat heavier and a bit thicker phone than Huawei nova 2i.
The Galaxy A16 5G counts with a bit sharper screen than Huawei nova 2i, because although it has a just a bit lower display pixel density, it also counts with a little larger screen and a bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution. The Huawei nova 2i has a really superior processing power than Galaxy A16 5G. Both have the same RAM amount and 8 cpu cores.
The Galaxy A16 5G shoots much clearer photos and videos than Huawei nova 2i, because it has a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels. Galaxy A16 5G counts with a much greater memory for applications and games than Huawei nova 2i, because it has more internal storage and a SD memory slot that admits up to 1000 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G features a really longer battery lifetime than Huawei nova 2i, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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