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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2017-01-13 | -- |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Blue Black, Gold, Light Gray and Light Green |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 230.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.24 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 9.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 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
Galaxy A16 5G has a score of 76.2, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)'s global score of 75.8. The Galaxy A16 5G body has the same thickness than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), but it is just a bit heavier. Galaxy A7 (2017) features an extremely better CPU than Galaxy A16 5G, although it has less RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
The Samsung Galaxy A16 5G counts with a bit sharper display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a just a bit lower pixels density, it also counts with a bigger screen and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340px. Samsung Galaxy A16 5G features a much better storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a SD memory slot that allows up to 1000 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G has a way better battery performance than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a 39% greater battery capacity. The Galaxy A16 5G shoots just a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a camera in the back with a lot higher 50 megapixels resolution and a bigger diafragm aperture for better low-light photos.
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