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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.0 Nougat | Android 14 |
| 2017-07-01 | -- |
| 6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Rose gold and Silver | Blue Black, Gold, Light Gray and Light Green |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | $ 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 | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Exynos 1330 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-G68 MP2 GPU |
| 8.73 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.02 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 9.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, 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 bit better than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017)'s score of 73.5. Galaxy A16 5G's construction has the same thickness than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), but it's a little heavier. These phones work with Android operating system, but the Galaxy A16 5G has an older 14 version and Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie.
The Samsung Galaxy A16 5G counts with a little sharper screen than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a bit worse screen density, it also counts with a larger screen and a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. Galaxy A16 5G counts with a much greater memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 1000 GB and 112 GB more internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) features an extremely better processing unit than Galaxy A16 5G, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. Samsung Galaxy A16 5G has a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3600mAh.
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G has just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not good for taking photographs or videos in poorly lited situations, it also counts with a back camera with a lot better resolution.
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