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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 14 |
| 2016-10-01 | -- |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Blue Black, Gold, Light Gray and Light Green |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | 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 |
| 8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Exynos 1330 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G68 MP2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.13 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 9.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion 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 Galaxy A16 5G has a general score of 76.2, which is a bit better than the Galaxy A8 (2016)'s general score of 72.8. The Galaxy A16 5G body is a little bit heavier and just a little bit thicker than Galaxy A8 (2016). Both of these phones work with Android OS, but Galaxy A16 5G has 14 version and Galaxy A8 (2016) has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version.
Galaxy A8 (2016) counts with a way better performance than Galaxy A16 5G, although it has less RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor. The Galaxy A16 5G counts with a bit sharper display than Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has a just a bit inferior count of pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a bigger display and a slightly better 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution.
Galaxy A16 5G takes slightly better pictures and videos than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a way more mega-pixels camera in the back and a larger camera aperture. The Galaxy A16 5G features much more memory to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 1000 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy A16 5G features a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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