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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 14 |
| 2014-02-24 | -- |
| 5.78 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Blue Black, Gold, Light Gray and Light Green |
| Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 500.00 | $ 230.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AB chipset | Exynos 1330 (5 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G68 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 8.8 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 9.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 690 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | 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 slightly better than the Xperia Z2, with a global score of 76.2 against 72.9. The Galaxy A16 5G design is somewhat heavier but just a little thinner than Xperia Z2. These devices use Android operating system, but the Galaxy A16 5G has 14 version and Xperia Z2 has Android 4.4.4.
The Xperia Z2 has a much powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy A16 5G, because although it has a lower number of cores and lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics processing unit. The Xperia Z2 has a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy A16 5G, because although it has a little bit worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a much smaller display, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch of screen.
Galaxy A16 5G features much more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Sony Xperia Z2, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and a SD card slot that allows up to 1000 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A16 5G has just a bit better camera than Sony Xperia Z2, because it has a lot more MP back camera and a bigger aperture to capture better low light photography and video.
The Galaxy A16 5G has a way better battery performance than Sony Xperia Z2, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3200mAh.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Samsung Galaxy A16 5G is also a lot cheaper, which makes this phone a great choice.
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