Weekly poll: will you buy the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G? Will you use it for 6 years?
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- Anonymous
- kDk
- 13 hours ago
No headphone jack on a budget phone now?
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- A14 User
- 7X9
- 21 hours ago
I don't buy phones with "Virtual Proximity Sensing".
- SD Cardigan
- Gfs
- 22 hours ago
I'm now on year 4 of this A51 5g. The only reason I would replace it would be for something with a smaller one handed / pocketable size. Or if this battery continues to degrade.
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Would consider A16 to replace it, as a basic user. This supposed mid range I have now does all I need it to. However, if other brands had the required bands to run on my carrier's network I would consider all of them over Samsung regardless of update schedule.
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- please stop now
- fk@
- 15 Oct 2024
a lot of phones has IP54 rating 3.5mm headphone jack so why removing it?! entry phone means spending less so ceritanlly I won't buy it simply because there is no 3.5mm jack. I bought 2 a 14 because both my parents really like Samsung reliability but they really hated losing 3.5mm jack so they didn't get A34.
your most successful A52s had IP67 rating yet still me & my friends got it exacatly because of that.
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- Anonymous
- x{6
- 15 Oct 2024
You should also buy it when the price goes down for 1.5 years under $100. But ended up you sell your A16 with others.
Selling with a second hand is not that ideal, specially you want second hand S23U or the succesor ones
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- zodiacfml
- t7W
- 14 Oct 2024
i'm not a hacker nor enthusiast but way better if it has unlocked bootloader after warranty and bypass charging. otherwise, i dont find value with a support of 6 years
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- Boggy
- snc
- 14 Oct 2024
potato4k, 14 Oct 2024All Galaxy A models except the A5x are on quarterly securit... moreLets not forget A1x, A2x models are considered entry level devices. So, 3-4 security updates per year is not that bad. You get this amount with mid-range phones from Xiaomi for example.
My Poco F6 is considered upper mid-range model, and I don't think I will receive monthly security updates on it.
So, I think Samsung does a good job with their phones, at least on the software support.
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- magnaroader
- 7{L
- 14 Oct 2024
Anonymous, 13 Oct 2024I heard that in Africa, they prefer Transsion because their... moreImagine being as hypocritical as you.
I have friends from Nigeria who said basic phones are enough for them because they would rather spend on things that are far more important.
Easy to spout nonsense behind your anonymous handle huh?
- m
- magnaroader
- 7{L
- 14 Oct 2024
Anonymous, 13 Oct 2024If you ever to Nigeria you'll know they don't wan... moreActually my neighbour is Nigerian, but he has shifted to the Middle-East. He's the one who tells me about the state of the economy of his country, which is why I assumed a phone that is cheaper might appeal to somebody.
Not everyone on Earth can afford an iPhone or Samsung flagship.
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- potato4k
- XZ8
- 14 Oct 2024
Mark9815, 13 Oct 2024You should consider that 6 years of updates doesn't me... moreAll Galaxy A models except the A5x are on quarterly security update anyway.
Only the Z, S, and A5x get monthly.
Blame it on Google who didn't require OEM to have monthly security patches. Google only require quarterly for 2 years to get certification.
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- Anonymous
- 7SY
- 14 Oct 2024
Mark9815, 13 Oct 2024You should consider that 6 years of updates doesn't me... moreabsolutely and post 2 years OS updates will go editions of 1ui core to feel fast but with pesky app experiences ;)
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- Anonymous
- 5W0
- 14 Oct 2024
jindev, 13 Oct 2024As a customer it's good to get software support as man... morescreen broke, no issue, just replace it with punch hole screen afterall its all same sizes, and u make it a17 or 26 ;)
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- GeoffreyA
- Nvm
- 14 Oct 2024
I was excited about this phone, but the A15 might end up being the better choice. The A16 has almost the same hardware and lost the headphone jack; the six-year updates are a way to obscure the lack of improvement. Also, the price will be more.
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- Anonymous
- Ui$
- 14 Oct 2024
Anonymous, 13 Oct 2024Agree with you. Why would he buy a brand new phone and jus... moreSome unabashed flexing here
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- Aluk
- YUU
- 14 Oct 2024
This is a good phone for older people like my parents as they only use whatsapp and facebook and never install anything on their phone, so the performance should remain the same unless the updates will reduce the performance somehow...Currently my parents still use Vivo with SD 450...which is ancient
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- Anonymous
- nya
- 13 Oct 2024
gG, 13 Oct 2024Your 6 yo SoC on S9+ is on par with both 1330 and 6300 on a... moreThis is the most relevant comment on this thread.
Flagship SOC is pretty much guaranteed to become midrange in 3,4 years and entry level in 5, 6 years. Entry level is barely enough to get by in year zero, getting worse with every year after that.
Also, SOC isn't the only factor here - storage and memory both play a crucial part in phone usability, and A16 lacks either.
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- Yuri84
- mZ5
- 13 Oct 2024
No, I won't buy it. For one, I already have A52s, which is better (IMHO). Besides that, this phone has crappy cameras (looking at tech specs), no headphone jack, and, most importantly for a 6 year long device lifecycle - I can't easily swap out the battery. A must-have feature if you plan to use a phone for 6 years.
I'll wait till 2027.
