Introduction

The brand new Galaxy A16 5G just isn’t the most affordable Galaxy up on provide, however it’s shut. This implies it is primarily based on budget-grade {hardware}, and there have been inevitably some compromises to be made. So our activity is to find potential shortcomings or deal breakers and see if the telephone is price getting.

Earlier than we get into the overview itself, we should always make some extent that we’re reviewing the 5G mannequin, and our overview findings may not apply to the common Galaxy A16 4G mannequin, primarily as a result of it makes use of a special chipset.

Samsung Galaxy A16 5G • Samsung Galaxy A16

Talking of chipsets, the Galaxy A16 5G itself is in an odd scenario and is obtainable with both a Samsung Exynos 1330 or a Mediatek Dimensity 6300, relying in the marketplace. We have already seen the Exynos 1330 contained in the Galaxy A14 5G, however no machine with the Dimensity 6300 has handed by the workplace. That is fairly unlucky since we will not examine the 2 chips, even roughly.

Our Galaxy A16 5G overview unit is operating on an Exynos 1330 chip. We have now the bottom 128GB mannequin, but it surely does, fortunately, have expandable storage. Nonetheless, its 4GB of RAM is much more worrisome when it comes to future-proofing.

Samsung Galaxy A16 5G specs at a look:

• Physique: 164.4×77.9×7.9mm, 200g; Glass entrance, plastic again, plastic body; IP54, mud and splash resistant.
• Show: 6.70″ Tremendous AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits (HBM), 1080x2340px decision, 19.5:9 facet ratio, 385ppi.
• Chipset: Exynos 1330 (5 nm) or Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm): Octa-core (2×2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) or Octa-core (2×2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55); Mali-G68 MP2 or Mali-G57 MC2.
• Reminiscence: 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM; microSDXC (makes use of shared SIM slot).
• OS/Software program: Android 14, as much as 6 main Android upgrades, One UI 6.1.
• Rear digicam: Huge (fundamental): 50 MP, f/1.8, AF; Extremely huge angle: 5 MP, f/2.2; Macro: 2 MP, f/2.4.
• Entrance digicam: 13 MP, f/2.0, (huge).
• Video seize: Rear digicam: 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS; Entrance digicam: 1080p@30fps.
• Battery: 5000mAh; 25W wired.
• Connectivity: 5G; Hybrid Twin SIM; Wi-Fi 5; BT 5.3; NFC.
• Misc: Fingerprint reader (side-mounted); Digital proximity sensing.

Unboxing

The Galaxy A16 5G is available in a fairly unremarkable two-piece, largely white cardboard field. To be sincere, it’s a bit flimsy, although it did shield the susceptible effectively sufficient throughout delivery. There’s a whole absence of plastic, which is good to see from an ecological perspective. Plus, all the printing is completed with soy ink.

As is the present development, you aren’t getting a lot in the way in which of equipment. The Galaxy A16 5G solely comes with a primary, passive, 3A white USB Sort-C to Sort-C cable and a SIM ejector device. There is no such thing as a charger within the field, neither is there a case.