Samsung Galaxy A16 5G in for review

15 October 2024
The budget smartphone with six years of software support has landed at our office for review.

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  • Anonymous
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  • 16 Oct 2024

With that display, we sure going back to Essential Phone era.

    justasmile, 16 Oct 20245mp ultrawide isn't either - more expensive phones don... moreWhile some cheaper Motorola phones offer 8mp ultrawide with AF lmao

      DamirE30, 15 Oct 2024By these specs s10 from 2019 destroys it in every aspect, p... more...and battery and software support...

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        • Anonymous
        • 7kp
        • 16 Oct 2024

        Smasnug ril CEO, 15 Oct 2024Reading this from a A15 4G, wish i waited a bit for the A16... moresamesong has to offer goodies like 6years though useless on a poor performing h/w deemed after 3years coz is distressed due to mini launches & its popularity & wider expectations, as there are more orders for new/smaller screen sizes, pressure works but this could had come earlier,

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          • Anonymous
          • raP
          • 16 Oct 2024

          justasmile, 16 Oct 2024Redmi Note 10: hiNot funny bro

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            • Anonymous
            • raQ
            • 16 Oct 2024

            IpsDisplay, 15 Oct 2024Gsmarena team!!!! You better keep this phone in your off... moreYeah. Would be nice if the base 4gb+128gb model is able to handle 6 years worth if updates.

              ShiroT, 16 Oct 202425W at this price point is not much of an issue. 5MP ultraw... more5mp ultrawide isn't either - more expensive phones don't even have that

                WickedS, 16 Oct 2024No 4G phone is better than 5G phone.Redmi Note 10: hi

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                  • CbJ
                  • 16 Oct 2024

                  IpsDisplay, 15 Oct 2024Gsmarena team!!!! You better keep this phone in your off... moreReceivers aside, even the people here don't give af about phone this cheap, they're all filled with NPCesque e-waste comments

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                    • gEh
                    • 16 Oct 2024

                    Recently I got A15 and it seems "compatible adapter" really is very important. My charger is 30w (not Samsung) with USB-A ports and the charging is painfully slow. Everything else charges quickly with the charger. Samsung recommends using original charging cable but the one in the box is USB-C to USB-C so completely useless to me. To use original charging cable I have to get a new charger so it kinda raises the question how green is omitting the charger in the retail box or putting a charging cable in the box that quite a lot of people can't use most probably without buying a new charger too.

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                      • K1L
                      • 16 Oct 2024

                      DarlingYext, 15 Oct 20245mp ultrawide and 25W Ultra Slow Charging 🤣🤣 Awesome tha... more25W at this price point is not much of an issue. 5MP ultrawide, 4GB RAM and that oversized chin sure are though.

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                        • 16 Oct 2024

                        DarlingYext, 15 Oct 20245mp ultrawide and 25W Ultra Slow Charging 🤣🤣 Awesome tha... moreMeanwhile Pixel 8 has 27W charging at 4x the price point.
                        Iphone 16 still has 25W
                        Charging here isn't the issue. In fact. It's a great addition considering Samsung shows tiny bit of care after years of releasing horrible budget devices.

                          YourLocalPhoneCritic, 15 Oct 2024The A15 is better than A16. 6 years of software support is ... moreNo 4G phone is better than 5G phone.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • Tsr
                            • 16 Oct 2024

                            Anonymous, 15 Oct 2024This is a budget phone, made for people who are very tight ... moreI mean, 25 to 30 watts is pretty much the best phones in this price category do (at least in my country)

                            Most budget phones are stuck at 10 to 15 watts max.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • Tsr
                              • 16 Oct 2024

                              YourLocalPhoneCritic, 15 Oct 2024The A15 is better than A16. 6 years of software support is ... moreWell the main reason A15 is better than A16 at this moment is because of the price.

                              A16 is bow available for 229 euro in my country, meanwhile A15 5G is 131 euro, and A15 4G 120 euro.

                                Smasnug ril CEO, 15 Oct 2024Reading this from a A15 4G, wish i waited a bit for the A16... moreThe A15 is better than A16. 6 years of software support is meaningless, this device will become unusable by the time the last update drops.

                                As for the bezels, I don't think they matter much because on an OLED phone you can just enable dark mode & forget about them.

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                                  • Anonymous
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                                  • 15 Oct 2024

                                  DarlingYext, 15 Oct 20245mp ultrawide and 25W Ultra Slow Charging 🤣🤣 Awesome tha... moreThis is a budget phone, made for people who are very tight on the wallet, did you really needed this explained to you? Why are you complaining about specs expected at this price range, it's as if you made your entire personality around complaining. You must be fun at parties.

                                    By these specs s10 from 2019 destroys it in every aspect, processor, memory speed, ram memory, gpu, build quality, only where a16 is "better" is 90hz refresh rate...

                                      5mp ultrawide and 25W Ultra Slow Charging 🤣🤣

                                      Awesome that it has 6 years of software support, if you want to be stuck with something that's already outdated.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • gDU
                                        • 15 Oct 2024

                                        Super. And it will certainly come out before the review of Edge 50 Neo. Isn't it?