Samsung Galaxy A16 5G review | Infinium-tech

Introduction

The new Galaxy A16 5G isn’t the cheapest Galaxy on offer, but it’s close. This means it’s based on budget-grade hardware, and inevitably some compromises have to be made. So our job is to find out the potential drawbacks or deal breakers and see if the phone is worth getting or not.

Before we dive into the review, we should make it clear that we’re reviewing the 5G model, and the findings of our review may not apply to the regular Galaxy A16 4G model, mainly because it uses a different chipset. Is.

Samsung Galaxy A16 5G • Samsung Galaxy A16

When it comes to the chipset, the Galaxy A16 5G finds itself in a strange position and is available with either a Samsung Exynos 1330 or a MediaTek Dimensity 6300 depending on the market. We’ve already seen the Exynos 1330 inside the Galaxy A14 5G, but no devices with the Dimensity 6300 have passed through the office. This is quite unfortunate because we cannot even broadly compare the two chips.

Our Galaxy A16 5G review unit is running on the Exynos 1330 chip. We have the base 128GB model, but thankfully it has expandable storage. However, its 4GB RAM is too much of a concern in terms of future security.

Samsung Galaxy A16 5G specs at a glance:

• Body: 164.4×77.9×7.9mm, 200g; Glass front, plastic rear, plastic frame; IP54, dust and splash resistant.
• Display: 6.70″ Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits (HBM), 1080x2340px resolution, 19.5:9 aspect ratio, 385ppi.
• Chipset: Exynos 1330 (5 nm) or MediaTek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm): Octa-core (2×2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 and 6×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) or Octa-core (2×2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 and 6×2. 0 GHz Cortex-A55); Mali-G68 MP2 or Mali-G57 MC2.
• Memory: 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM; microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot).
• OS/Software: Up to Android 14, 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1.
• rear camera: wide (main): 50MP, f/1.8, AF; ultra wide angle: 5MP, f/2.2; macro: 2MP, f/2.4.
• Front Camera: 13 MP, f/2.0, (wide).
• video capture: rear camera:1080p@30fps, Gyro-EIS; front camera:1080p@30fps.
• Battery: 5000mAh; 25W wired.
• Connectivity: 5G; Hybrid Dual SIM; Wi-Fi 5; BT 5.3; NFC.
• various: fingerprint reader (side-mounted); Virtual Proximity Sensing.

unbox

The Galaxy A16 5G comes in a very simple two-piece, mostly white cardboard box. To be honest, it’s a little flimsy, although it protected the prongs well during shipping. There is a complete absence of plastic here, which is good to see from an ecological point of view. Additionally, all printing is done with soy ink.

As is the current trend, you don’t get much in the way of accessories. The Galaxy A16 5G only comes with a basic, passive, 3A white USB Type-C to Type-C cable and a SIM ejector tool. There is no charger, nor any case in the box.