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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2016-10-02 | -- |
| 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches | 6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.68 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue Black, Gold, Light Gray and Light Green |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 282.00 | $ 230.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Exynos 1330 (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G68 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 + 13.00 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 | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.45 | 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 | |
| 2900mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 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 Samsung Galaxy A16 5G has an overall score of 76.2, which is just a bit better than the Sony Xperia XZ's overall score of 73.5. The Samsung Galaxy A16 5G construction is heavier but a little bit thinner than the Sony Xperia XZ. The Xperia XZ counts with a much powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy A16 5G, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores.
Galaxy A16 5G counts with a little more vivid screen than Xperia XZ, because although it has a bit lower pixels density, it also counts with a bigger screen and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340. Samsung Galaxy A16 5G has a way bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Sony Xperia XZ, because it has an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Sony Xperia XZ captures much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy A16 5G, although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for taking photographs and videos in poorly lited situations and a camera with lot less megapixels. Galaxy A16 5G has a much longer battery lifetime than Xperia XZ, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Galaxy A16 5G is also a bargain compared to others.
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