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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2015-12-16 | -- |
| 5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 inches | 6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Blue Black, Gold, Light Gray and Light Green |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 230.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Exynos 1330 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Mali-G68 MP2 GPU |
| 8.73 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.91 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 9.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 Samsung Galaxy A16 5G has a general score of 76.2, which is a bit better than Galaxy A7 (2016)'s 72.8 overall score. Even being the best phone in this review, the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G is a just a little bit thicker and heavier phone than Galaxy A7 (2016). The Galaxy A16 5G has a slightly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), because although it has a quite lower pixel quantity in each display inch, it also counts with a bigger screen and a bit higher 1080 x 2340px resolution.
Galaxy A16 5G counts with a lot bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) counts with a way better hardware performance than Galaxy A16 5G, although it has less RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Galaxy A16 5G features a really longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh. Galaxy A16 5G captures just a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has a larger aperture to take better low light captures and video and a much better 50 MP resolution camera in the back.
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