Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
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| Network | |
|---|---|
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 - International |
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA unlocked | |
| 5G bands | 1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International |
| 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked | |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE, 5G |
| Launch | |
|---|---|
| Announced | 2024, October 07 |
| Status | Available. Released 2024, October 25 |
| Body | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.9 mm (6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | 200 g (7.05 oz) |
| Build | Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame |
| SIM | Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM |
| IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes) | |
| Display | |
|---|---|
| Type | Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits (HBM) |
| Size | 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density) |
| Platform | |
|---|---|
| OS | Android 14, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1 |
| Chipset | Exynos 1330 (5 nm) or Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) or Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) |
| GPU | Mali-G68 MP2 or Mali-G57 MC2 |
| Memory | |
|---|---|
| Card slot | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) |
| Internal | 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM |
| Main Camera | |
|---|---|
| Triple | 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF 5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) |
| Features | LED flash, panorama, HDR |
| Video | 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS |
| Selfie Camera | |
|---|---|
| Single | 13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
| Sound | |
|---|---|
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | No |
| Comms | |
|---|---|
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
| Bluetooth | 5.3, A2DP, LE |
| Positioning | GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS |
| NFC | Yes (market/region dependent) |
| Radio | No |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0 |
| Features | |
|---|---|
| Sensors | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
| Browser | HTML5 |
| Virtual proximity sensing | |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Type | 5000 mAh |
| Charging | 25W wired |
| Misc | |
|---|---|
| Colors | Blue Black, Light Gray, Gold, Light Green |
| Models | SM-A166B, SM-A166B/DS, SM-A166P, SM-A166P/DS, SM-A166E, SM-A166E/DS |
| SAR EU | 0.38 W/kg (head) 0.94 W/kg (body) |
| Price | $ 165.52 / C$ 258.65 / £ 134.80 / € 164.50 / ₹ 15,499 |
| Tests | |
|---|---|
| Performance |
AnTuTu: 368854 (v9), 435895 (v10) GeekBench: 2090 (v5), 2042 (v6) 3DMark: 360 (Wild Life Extreme) |
| Display | 824 nits max brightness (measured) |
| Loudspeaker | -25.7 LUFS (Very good) |
| Battery (new) | Active use score 12:08h |
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Actually I am a light user,this model good use every day without playing heavy game.So I recommend who are light user like me can choose this A16 5g.
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