Samsung Galaxy A16 5G announced with record-breaking software support

07 October 2024
Samsung's latest budget device will be supported until October 2030.

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  • 16 Oct 2024

Darth Caesium, 09 Oct 2024At this price point, OLED displays are especially important... moreMotorola moto g35 got 969 nits in notebookcheck test

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    • 13 Oct 2024

    Cpt.Power, 12 Oct 2024Feature for who??? It would be interesing f the phone had ... moreYou robot accounts are insufferable. It does get the exact same two year GUARANTEE as any other phone sold in Europe.

    I'll take a proper GUARANTEE over a fake "warranty" in China any day of the year. A "warranty" based on company dictated terms and conditions isn't worth the paper it's written on.

      gft77, 11 Oct 2024I'm not sure how well a phone with 4GB of RAM will far... moreWell yes but my point is valid and stands.
      All phones should get equal warranty to a years of updates for google android and security patches.
      Warranty fr every component phone is made of.

        VicsanIdiot, 11 Oct 2024as someone who lives in a very budget constrained market, p... moreFeature for who???
        It would be interesing f the phone had same warranty as years of updaes in other words samsung should give to every device at least of 5 years of warranty for everything.
        Like this no chance.
        Giving silly ammounts of updates when the hardware is worse than the one from past year is really awfull.

          Cpt.Power, 09 Oct 2024This phone gets useless, bricked and obsolette after 3 year... moreas someone who lives in a very budget constrained market, people are still out here buying second hand a03s. it might be a more relevant feature than you think.

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            • 11 Oct 2024

            Cpt.Power, 11 Oct 2024Will believe when samsung will get warranty equal to years ... moreI'm not sure how well a phone with 4GB of RAM will fare with that many years of Android updates. Look at how people have talked about the Pixel 8a and how many updates it gets and that has 8GB of RAM.

              Geloi897, 11 Oct 2024Who knows what Samsung executives are up to, even the proce... moreWill believe when samsung will get warranty equal to years of updates to all any and every of its devices.
              So A16 should get 6-7 years of warranty for whole phone ad every component including battery, screen, camera, charging port, etc.

                Cpt.Power, 09 Oct 2024This phone gets useless, bricked and obsolette after 3 year... moreWho knows what Samsung executives are up to, even the processor is a downgrade. Let's hope Samsung issues the updates similarly to Apple: minimal performance issues

                  Azu10157, 09 Oct 202490hz is perfectly fine, OLED/IPS display, doesn't matt... moreAt this price point, OLED displays are especially important as even the best non-MiniLED IPS display (and those are not on smartphones anyway) would struggle to have good enough brightness. At $200, an OLED display is very much not a standard feature, and is a very compelling reason to go for said phone.

                  About the 90Hz vs. 120Hz thing, you're right, though I also don't see why it can't be done at this point. 120Hz is barely any more expensive, so unless there's something else more meaningful that could be included in here instead, why not go for it?

                    Darth Caesium, 08 Oct 2024What the A16 should've been: •Price — $200 / €200 ... more90hz is perfectly fine, OLED/IPS display, doesn't matter which, under-display scanner is useless and is gonna be trash at this price point. Would rather have good side/rear-mounted scanner vs crappy under-display one.

                      This phone gets useless, bricked and obsolette after 3 years. Surviving 6 no chance.
                      After 6 or 7 years the value of this phone will be zero.

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                        • 09 Oct 2024

                        Anonymous, 08 Oct 2024Buy a midranger instead. For low end phone 4gb is normal.It's not. Just simply moving between two apps will cause the other one to freeze and refresh when you go back to it. Not to mention this is bloated with ONE UI and will be filled with 6 years worth of updates.

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                          • 09 Oct 2024

                          Darth Caesium, 08 Oct 2024What the A16 should've been: •Price — $200 / €200 ... moreI will buy it at the price $300 if they available 12gb 256gb

                            Anonymous, 07 Oct 2024May i ask why?See the spec of both chip.
                            One with cortex a78 while other is a76
                            dimensity is based on older gen while exynos is newer.

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                              • 08 Oct 2024

                              What a shame, No headphone jack. I was actually looking forward to this phone

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                                • 08 Oct 2024

                                M using A15 only dust and water proof other all same samsung should make only 2 models of A series

                                  4GB of RAM in 2024 is already e-waste phone. It would be unusable in 2030. It needs at least 8GB of RAM to survive that long.

                                  My friend bought Samsung A1x with 4GB RAM, it was already useless, painfully slow phone.

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                                    Darth Caesium, 08 Oct 2024What the A16 should've been: •Price — $200 / €200 ... moreI 100 percent agree with you on this

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                                      Anonymous, 08 Oct 2024It's the 5g version. Slow and laggy at every step, bro... moreAre you escalating here?

                                      I mean it can do more than basic functionalities
                                      For a smartphone.
                                      I have Samsung tab A9 with G99 processor and it's doing fine.

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                                        • 08 Oct 2024

                                        Anonymous, 08 Oct 20244GB not enough Buy a midranger instead. For low end phone 4gb is normal.