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| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 74.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 14 | Android 10 |
| -- | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches | 6.35 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.64 ounces |
| Blue Black, Gold, Light Gray and Light Green | Neon blue and Pearl white |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| $ 230.00 | $ 237.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 385 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 1330 (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 MP2 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 6.03 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 9.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A16 5G has an overall score of 76.2, which is just a bit better than the Moto G8's overall score of 74.4. Both phones in this review work with Android OS, but Galaxy A16 5G has a newer 14 version while Moto G8 has Android 10 version, so it offers a couple nice extra features. The Galaxy A16 5G design is somewhat thinner but a little bit heavier than the Moto G8.
The Galaxy A16 5G features a sharper display than Motorola Moto G8, because it has a better display pixel density, a much better 1080 x 2340 resolution and a little bit bigger display. Moto G8 has a way better performance than Galaxy A16 5G. They have a 4 GB RAM memory and 8 CPU cores. Samsung Galaxy A16 5G counts with a very superior storage to install games and applications than Moto G8, because it has a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB and more internal memory.
Galaxy A16 5G counts with longer battery lifetime than Motorola Moto G8, because it has a 25 percent greater battery size. The Motorola Moto G8 has a bit better camera than Galaxy A16 5G, because although it has a camera with way less MP, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light images.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Samsung Galaxy A16 5G is also cheap compared to the other phone.
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