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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2017-01-13 | -- |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Blue Black, Gold, Light Gray and Light Green |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 230.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Exynos 1330 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-G68 MP2 GPU |
| 9 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.24 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 9.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 general score. Samsung Galaxy A16 5G is a heavier device than Galaxy A5 (2017), but both of them are equally thin. Galaxy A16 5G has a bit better looking display than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a just a little less pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a larger screen.
The Galaxy A16 5G has a much greater memory to install games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 1000 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a really superior processing power than Samsung Galaxy A16 5G, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Galaxy A16 5G features a much better battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A16 5G counts with a little bit better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a camera with a way higher resolution and a bigger aperture to take better photography and video in low light environments.
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