Introduction
The brand new Galaxy A16 5G just isn’t the most affordable Galaxy up on supply, however it’s shut. This implies it is primarily based on budget-grade {hardware}, and there have been inevitably some compromises to be made. So our activity is to find potential shortcomings or deal breakers and see if the telephone is price getting.
Earlier than we get into the evaluate itself, we must always make some extent that we’re reviewing the 5G mannequin, and our evaluate findings may not apply to the common Galaxy A16 4G mannequin, primarily as a result of it makes use of a special chipset.
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G • Samsung Galaxy A16
Talking of chipsets, the Galaxy A16 5G itself is in an odd scenario and is on the market with both a Samsung Exynos 1330 or a Mediatek Dimensity 6300, relying available on the market. We have already seen the Exynos 1330 contained in the Galaxy A14 5G, however no system with the Dimensity 6300 has handed by way of the workplace. That is fairly unlucky since we won’t evaluate the 2 chips, even roughly.
Our Galaxy A16 5G evaluate unit is operating on an Exynos 1330 chip. Now we have the bottom 128GB mannequin, however it does, fortunately, have expandable storage. Nonetheless, its 4GB of RAM is much more worrisome when it comes to future-proofing.
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G specs at a look:
Physique: 164.4×77.9×7.9mm, 200g; Glass entrance, plastic again, plastic body; IP54, mud and splash resistant.
Show: 6.70″ Tremendous AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits (HBM), 1080x2340px decision, 19.5:9 facet ratio, 385ppi.
Chipset: Exynos 1330 (5 nm) or Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm): Octa-core (2×2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) or Octa-core (2×2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55); Mali-G68 MP2 or Mali-G57 MC2.
Reminiscence: 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM; microSDXC (makes use of shared SIM slot).
OS/Software program: Android 14, as much as 6 main Android upgrades, One UI 6.1.
Rear digicam: Large (most important): 50 MP, f/1.8, AF; Extremely huge angle: 5 MP, f/2.2; Macro: 2 MP, f/2.4.
Entrance digicam: 13 MP, f/2.0, (huge).
Video seize: Rear digicam: 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS; Entrance digicam: 1080p@30fps.
Battery: 5000mAh; 25W wired.
Connectivity: 5G; Hybrid Twin SIM; Wi-Fi 5; BT 5.3; NFC.
Misc: Fingerprint reader (side-mounted); Digital proximity sensing.
Unboxing
The Galaxy A16 5G is available in a reasonably unremarkable two-piece, principally white cardboard field. To be sincere, it’s a bit flimsy, although it did defend the inclined effectively sufficient throughout transport. There’s a whole absence of plastic, which is sweet to see from an ecological standpoint. Plus, the entire printing is finished with soy ink.
As is the present pattern, you aren’t getting a lot in the way in which of equipment. The Galaxy A16 5G solely comes with a primary, passive, 3A white USB Sort-C to Sort-C cable and a SIM ejector software. There isn’t a charger within the field, neither is there a case.