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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2016-01-01 | -- |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | Blue Black, Gold, Light Gray and Light Green |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | $ 230.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Exynos 1330 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Mali-G68 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 9.46 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 9.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 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 score of 76.2, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy A9 (2016)'s 74.9 general score. The Galaxy A16 5G body has the same weight than Galaxy A9 (2016), but it's a little thicker. Galaxy A9 (2016) has a lot better performance than Samsung Galaxy A16 5G, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G has a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution, a quite larger display and a little more pixels per display inch. Galaxy A16 5G and Galaxy A9 (2016) count with very similar cameras, although the Galaxy A16 5G also has a back-facing camera with a much better 50 mega-pixels resolution and a larger aperture to capture better photography in poorly lited situations.
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G features a way bigger storage for games and applications than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB and 96 GB more internal memory capacity. Galaxy A16 5G counts with improved battery life than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
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