Samsung Galaxy A16 4G review

29 November 2024


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Hemedans, 01 Dec 2024I didn't claim data are there tested by notebookcheck,... more"I didn't claim data are there tested by notebookcheck, so it's neither a rumor nor my opinion."
Except they also have the results from PCMark and there the S24+ is vastly superior to the A15. You ignore the numbers that are against your bias.

"what make those benchmarks better?"
Androbench hasn't been updated since 2016, that should be enough for any intelligent person... UFS 3.0 didn't even exist back then.

PCMark playstore app is just a GUI frontend, you can install the apk from their official site and the benchmarks will be loaded. It is also more recently updated to current standards.

CPDT, Antutu storage benchmarks are up to date and also widely known/used.

    Minna, 01 Dec 2024They should be using something more recent like CDPT or eve... moreI didn't claim data are there tested by notebookcheck, so it's neither a rumor nor my opinion.

    Again you fail to answer my question, first you said Pcmark now you mentioned other benchmarks, what make those benchmarks better? You have any reliable source be it someone or some reputable website showing those benchmarks are better measurement?

      GSM Arena rating:

      3 stars: €100-200

      3,5 stars: € 200-400

      about 4 stars: €400-800

      up to
      almost 5 stars: €800-2000

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        • 01 Dec 2024

        Hemedans, 01 Dec 2024You mean same guy who full time laugh at my comment? He can... moreThey should be using something more recent like CDPT or even the integrated Antutu section for their storage benchmarks.

        Whatever other UFS 4.0 phones score over the S24+ isn't the question, we know Samsung sometimes uses thrash-tier storage chips/memory controllers for some of their models.
        But you implied that A15 had a faster storage than S24+ and that's absurd
        From tabletowo review
        CPDT A15 https://imgur.com/NPkZWAD
        CPDT S24+ https://imgur.com/t4yIUXs

          Minna, 01 Dec 2024"Galaxy A15 4G had one of the best ufs 2.2 out there w... moreYou mean same guy who full time laugh at my comment? He can laugh all he want, I just glad I live in someone brain 24/7.

          And which pcmark we are talking here? Because that's also very old benchmark and doesn't work with newer Android, I checked it now it doesn't even work with my newer Android in playstore. You have any reliable source showing it's superior benchmark?


          For the sake of discussion let's agree that it's more accurate benchmark, in Notebookcheck S24+ rank bottom in pcmark test too among all devices with ufs 4.0 some are device even 100-200% faster that S24+ why?

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            • 01 Dec 2024

            Hemedans, 30 Nov 2024That's false Assumption from Gsmarena and many people ... more"Galaxy A15 4G had one of the best ufs 2.2 out there with random speed over 200MBps in both write and read, it surpass even some phones with ufs 3/3.1/4.0 like A15 4G has faster random write than even Oppo Find X8, galaxy s24+ etc."

            You are absolutely insane. No wonder people laugh at your comments. For starters, Notebookcheck, in their old style fashion, still uses AndroBench which hasn't been updated in years and is not the most reliable tool now. For a lot of their recent reviews they've been switching to PCMark storage test, and there you can see the A15 storage performance being overpowered easily by the S24+ and a plethora of other phones with faster UFS standards.

              budget user, 30 Nov 2024Samsung consider us foolish clowns because we are buying ph... moreDoesn't change the fact that you have to get over it.

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                • 01 Dec 2024

                Anonymous, 30 Nov 2024Depends on what you mean by browsing. If you mean browsing ... moreBrowsing is still fine for most parts on my old phone with Snapdragon 845 and Android 10. I guess that is because that chipset is fast enough coupled with 6GB RAM and UFS storage.

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                  • 30 Nov 2024

                  Samsung is good for mid and high range phones. But the low ones are terrible, better buy a low-mid range chinese phone.

                    Anonymous, 30 Nov 2024Depends on what you mean by browsing. If you mean browsing ... moreAdblockers are crucial nowadays (search "FBI recommends adblocker"). I use Firefox with Ublock origin both on mobile and PC. For advanced users I recommend configuring 3rd party scripts blocking. With this settings my phone with SD730G handles web browsing really well.

                      Anonymous, 30 Nov 2024We're outnumbered by the people who think otherwise. E... more>We're outnumbered by the people who think otherwise

                      They don't think. Both SD card slot and 3.5mm jack removal were made only to boost profits by selling earbuds and charging money for higher storage capacity.

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                        • 30 Nov 2024

                        budget user, 30 Nov 2024Samsung consider us foolish clowns because we are buying ph... moreWe're outnumbered by the people who think otherwise. Even expandable memory was viewed as a bad thing and the slot was totally removed instead of educating users not to buy bootleg microsd cards.
                        These Samsung fans have become the very thing they criticize Apple fans for. It was also wild to see someone still pay over $400 for a Galaxy A55 and was happy since it has a lot of freebies. That promo supposedly has a time limit back when it launched and the fact it was still ongoing shows they probably knew the unit couldn't sell without those.

                        tl;dr
                        Samsung is Android's Apple and their fans are Android's equivalent to Apple users.

                          403 Forbidden, 30 Nov 2024> Surprisingly, the Helio G99 inside the A16 4G seems to... moreThat's false Assumption from Gsmarena and many people has this optimization issue which is like 90% not true.

                          You get hiccups in UI or browsing because of insufficient ram or slower storage, memory controller etc, to this case most of time it's slower storage. Doesn't make sense thinking A78 cause those hiccups, something of zen 2 ipc is strong enough handling anything day to day even if it's not optimized, that perfomance should easily brute force those tasks.

                          Galaxy A15 4G had one of the best ufs 2.2 out there with random speed over 200MBps in both write and read, it surpass even some phones with ufs 3/3.1/4.0 like A15 4G has faster random write than even Oppo Find X8, galaxy s24+ etc.

                          Assume same storage is carried to A16 4G of course it would feel smooth.

                          But same thing can not be said for other Samsung midrange, Samsung A35, Tab s9FE and A54 all these 3 devices have slowest ufs 3 storage ever released by anyone, it range around 60-70MBps in random write, that's slower than even some Emmc devices.

                          I don't have data of A16 5G but I won't be suprised if Samsung use those slow storage too.

                          So instead of falsely accusing these powerfull cpu as not optimised better go notebookcheck and check storage data, phone with faster storage even if it have Helio G99 it will be fine 5 or 6 years from now.

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                            • 30 Nov 2024

                            It's Available in Pakistan???

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                              • 30 Nov 2024

                              Anonymous, 30 Nov 20244 or 6 OS updates really dont matter bcos users of the A16 ... moreDepends on what you mean by browsing. If you mean browsing the web, then websites become heavier over time and then it's more difficult for once powerful processors to handle.

                                Hikari, 29 Nov 2024"There is one feature that has been retired since the ... moreYeah, those LG ones too

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                                  • 30 Nov 2024

                                  Samsung consider us foolish clowns because we are buying phones with less features for more money. Bluetooth earbuds has horrible audio quality at least the affordable ones, and needs to be charged. It is limited by the amount of data that can be transferred per second. LDAC / Aptx are not truly high-res.
                                  Adaptors are not Okay. They are cumbersome, rigid objects that are not suitable for using on the go. Jacks are able to rotate freely which is great. Adaptors get lost, become loose and also do not let you charge the phone while listening.
                                  Actually there is no good alternative to the good old Jack, whatever anyone might say.
                                  if enough people voice their opinions, and refuse to buy phones without 3.5mm jacks, we might be able to make a change. Unfortunately people seem to have accepted their fate, and also want those who still haven't to shut up. The brands that are still providing those features even in high end phones (Sony, ZTE, Asus) are sadly not available in my country

                                    Sarkirssian, 30 Nov 2024While 4G technology is being gradually replaced by 5G, it&#... moreGreat that you're using ChatGPT to give you a summary when it doesn't have access to any current data. It literally would've told you the opposite if it had recend data.

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                                      403 Forbidden, 30 Nov 2024> Surprisingly, the Helio G99 inside the A16 4G seems to... moreGSMA didn't specify where the hiccup happened.
                                      So it could be because of software optimization.
                                      From the usage point of view, G99 used in a bunch of smartphones, E1330 is not even a comparison. So it makes sense that G99 could perform better because of optimization.
                                      Still, it's a shame for Samsung that they cannot realize Exynos' theoretical performance.

                                        > Surprisingly, the Helio G99 inside the A16 4G seems to run smoother, with fewer hiccups and slowdowns than the Exynos 1330 inside the Galaxy A16 5G, which we also recently tested.

                                        Good marketing material for MediaTek. They can say "Our chipset runs smoother than Samsung's Exynos, even on a Samsung phone".

                                        Jokes aside, I find it funny that they seem have a hard time optimizing the 1330, even though it's not a relatively new. Maybe it's because G99 is used in more smartphone, which makes it more optimized to most apps? Or maybe because any Exynos under 1480 is THAT bad?

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