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Samsung Galaxy A16 5G

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Released · Oct 25, 2024

6.7-inch · 2340x1080px

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Availability
Officially announced	Oct 07, 2024
Prices (MSRP)	4GB/128GB - $230 \| €249

Design
Dimensions	6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches (~0.36 inches with camera bump) 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.9 mm (~9.2 mm with camera bump)
Weight	7.05 oz / 200.0 g
Materials	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance	Splash, Dust; IP54
Biometrics	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors	Blue Black, Light Gray, Gold, Light Green

Display
Size	6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body
Type	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits
Resolution	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI

PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)	736 (Poor)
Bright Min	1.6 (Good)
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Hardware
System chip	Exynos 1330 (5 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 6x2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G68 MP2
Memory	4GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS	Android (14)
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PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single	965
GeekBench 6 Multi	1875
3D Mark High	367
3D Mark Low	360
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Battery
Type	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging	Fast charging
Charge speed	Wired: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Test
Battery Life Estimate:	6h 12min
Browsing:	9h 43min
Gaming:	9h 52min
Video:	11h 13min
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Camera
Rear	Triple camera
Main camera	50 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash	LED
Video recording	HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front	13 MP Video capture: 1080p

PhoneArena Camera Test
Overall score:	124
Photo score:	130
Video score:	118
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Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	5.3
WLAN	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other	NFC

Multimedia
Headphones	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers

Cellular
5G Bands	n1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
TDD Bands	38, 40, 41
3G Bands	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Dual Nano SIM
HD Voice	Yes
VoLTE	Yes

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage and 8GB RAM

Differences from the main variant:
Memory	8GB/256GB

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