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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 14 |
| 2021-03-12 | -- |
| 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches | 6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black | Blue Black, Gold, Light Gray and Light Green |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | $ 230.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 311 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Exynos 1330 (5 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Mali-G68 MP2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 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 |
| 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 | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy XCover 5 is slightly better than Galaxy A16 5G, having a 78.1 score against 76.2. The Galaxy XCover 5 construction is thicker but lighter than Galaxy A16 5G. These phones come with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy XCover 5 has the previous 11 version and Galaxy A16 5G has Android 14 version.
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G counts with a better screen than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a larger display, a just a little greater amount of pixels in each inch of screen and a much better resolution of 1080 x 2340px. Galaxy XCover 5 features a very superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A16 5G. Both have 4 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G features a better storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 1000 GB against 1 TB, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Galaxy A16 5G captures slightly better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the Galaxy A16 5G also has a much higher 50 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back.
Galaxy A16 5G has a much better battery performance than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a 67 percent greater battery capacity.
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