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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 14 |
| 2015-10-06 | -- |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black and White | Blue Black, Gold, Light Gray and Light Green |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 325.00 | $ 230.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Exynos 1330 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Mali-G68 MP2 GPU |
| 8.37 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.34 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 9.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A16 5G has a general score of 76.2, which is just a bit better than Lumia 950 XL's 75 overall score. The Samsung Galaxy A16 5G is a a little thinner but somewhat heavier device than the Lumia 950 XL. The Samsung Galaxy A16 5G comes with Android 14 operating system, while Lumia 950 XL works with Windows 10 Mobile operating system.
The Lumia 950 XL counts with a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A16 5G, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher amount of pixels per display inch and a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440px. Galaxy A16 5G counts with a much bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB.
The Microsoft Lumia 950 XL has a much greater performance than Galaxy A16 5G, although it has 1 GB lesser RAM memory and a lower number of cores (although they are faster). Samsung Galaxy A16 5G counts with a really longer battery performance than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
Lumia 950 XL takes a little bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy A16 5G, although it has a camera with a way worse 20 megapixels resolution and a smaller aperture which is not good for taking photographs or video in low light situations.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G is also a bargain compared to others.
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