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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2016-09-08 | -- |
| 5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches | 6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue Black, Gold, Light Gray and Light Green |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 230.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 319 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 8956 chipset | Exynos 1330 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Mali-G68 MP2 GPU |
| 8.82 | 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 | |
| 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 10.01 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 9.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A16 5G is a little bit better than the Xperia X Compact, getting a 76.2 score against 71.8. The Galaxy A16 5G design is somewhat thinner but a lot heavier than Xperia X Compact. Sony Xperia X Compact has a much more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy A16 5G, although it has lesser cores (although they are faster) and lesser RAM.
Galaxy A16 5G counts with a brighter display than Sony Xperia X Compact, because it has a little bit greater display pixel density, a much better 1080 x 2340 resolution and a really bigger screen. The Xperia X Compact counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy A16 5G, although it has a back camera with a way worse 23 mega pixels resolution and a smaller aperture which is not so good for low light photos and video.
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G features a much greater storage capacity for games and applications than Xperia X Compact, because it has 96 GB more internal memory and a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 1000 GB. Samsung Galaxy A16 5G counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Sony Xperia X Compact, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2700mAh.
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