Samsung Galaxy A16 5G promo materials reveal shocking update promise

18 September 2024
It's unprecedented at this price.

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A15 And A16 the same Camera design

    Iman Syazwan, 18 Sep 20246x update is insaneEspecially for a device with such an SOC offering. The Exynos 1330 in terms of CPU is only around the level of the Snapdragon 695 and Dimensity 900. The Dimensity 6300 is even weaker. Makes me wonder how they'd fare with all those updates.

    Also makes no sense for a 4 GB RAM version if this is indeed true. The Galaxy A14 5G already struggles on Android 14 with 4 GB RAM. And both versions of it come with either a comparable SOC (D700) or the same one (E1330). Even the 6GB RAM version stutters.

    Literally the only benefits of these two SOCs are their excellent thermals and energy efficiency. For 2024, they lack the oomph for a device expected to last six years.

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      • Anonymous
      • s8a
      • 18 Sep 2024

      provided the phone lasts that long

        Anonymous, 18 Sep 2024Probably a typo, it was already leaked they are reusing the... moreOh? Well, that is disappointing for PWM sensitive users. The A16 would have been really welcome from the likes of us if it was using a 6.7 inch LCD, especially for senior citizens. The one on my dad's A13 isn't the best in terms of colour accuracy, but it gets bright enough and has great legibility. And it doesn't murder the eyes like my mom-in-law's F15.

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          • mamson
          • IWR
          • 18 Sep 2024

          looks like there's no 3.5mm jack plus LCD screen

            6x update is insane

              Anonymous, 18 Sep 2024It depends on the quality too, a lot of higher end Samsung ... moreSeen flagshipa phones burn in, on a phone store they leave phones showing stactic text 24/7. 🫠

                justasmile, 18 Sep 2024That promo material looks so damn cheap. Doubt it.It's a internal document. It doesn't have to look neat

                  That promo material looks so damn cheap. Doubt it.

                    Anonymous, 18 Sep 2024the a15 finally had an amoled, you sure they are going back... moreIt would be weird to call the display tech on it just "LCD" and not be more precise

                      Anonymous, 18 Sep 2024Reminds me of a friend that tortured his poor LG with a OLE... moreLCD does it too. My lg g6 did it and it would last a long while

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                        • Anonymous
                        • CbG
                        • 18 Sep 2024

                        It will be dead in 6 months with such trash soc

                          Fake leak

                            Wawawao Wao, 18 Sep 2024If they're offering such a long software support perio... moreI always forgot that the A15 series have the 4GB variant because they didn't sell those variant here in my country. Base A05/A06 is the only lineup here that has 4GB RAM in my country.
                            But still, 4GB RAM on A05 is already overpriced though. I don't even know anymore how pricey the 4GB RAM A15 in another country, but I can confidently said it's not worth to buy.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • Fek
                              • 18 Sep 2024

                              Anonymous, 18 Sep 2024It depends on the quality too, a lot of higher end Samsung ... moreReminds me of a friend that tortured his poor LG with a OLED that way.

                              He set his screen time out to 15 minutes, but technically his screen stayed on for hours when he fell asleep in bed.

                              After a year he had his facebook ui burned in, he blamed "LG being cheap quality" but the real issue was he himself, any amoled or oled will burn in that way.

                              I have a 3 year old LG that still didn't burn in, and that while I use 3 button navigation too.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • Tsr
                                • 18 Sep 2024

                                Anonymous, 18 Sep 2024Either a mistake or a rude awakening that their amoleds bur... moreIt depends on the quality too, a lot of higher end Samsung displays don't burn in with normal use.

                                Then again I know people that would burn in any amoled or oled, juwt because they set their screen time out to max.

                                  Going back to LCD?! WHY?!!!!

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • Tsr
                                    • 18 Sep 2024

                                    Anonymous, 18 Sep 2024the a15 finally had an amoled, you sure they are going back... moreProbably a typo, it was already leaked they are reusing the same display A15 is using.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • vaS
                                      • 18 Sep 2024

                                      Anonymous, 18 Sep 2024the a15 finally had an amoled, you sure they are going back... moreEither a mistake or a rude awakening that their amoleds burn or green line lol. Had to lecture my family how to use the oled phones properly so they don't burn in like their older ones.

                                      Meanwhile, my distant aunt who was unaware of the issue, was putting up with a badly burned samsung. The Youtube UI was visible everywhere.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • vaS
                                        • 18 Sep 2024

                                        But I'll just sell the X6 Pro after 3-4 years and add a few more dollars to get something better than put up with cheapo Samsungs.

                                        And I'd lol even more if flagship/midrange features start trickling in towards budget devices from China as years go by.

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