Samsung
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
$ 134.00
Announced: 2024, October 07
Status: Available. Released 2024, October 25
Display size
6.7"
Display resolution
1080x2340 pixels
Camera pixels
50MP
Video pixels
1080p
RAM size
4-8GB RAM
Chipset
Dimensity 6300
Battery size
5000mAh
Battery type
25W
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G Android smartphone. Announced Oct 2024. Features 6.7″ display, Exynos 1330 or Dimensity 6300 chipset, 5000 mAh battery, 256 GB storage, 8 GB RAM.
Detailed Technical Specifications
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 + eSIM· 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) |
| Protection | Mohs level 5 |
Platform
| OS | Android 14, up to 6 major OS updates, One UI 8.5 |
| 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 6GB 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 (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 |
| — | 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, SM-A166W, SM-A166U, SM-A166U1 |
| SAR EU | 0.38 W/kg (head) 0.94 W/kg (body) |
| Price | $ 134.00 |
Our 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 | Active use score 12:08h |
EU LABEL
| Energy | Class B |
| Battery | 43:30h endurance, 1200 cycles |
| Free fall | Class B (180 falls) |
| Repairability | Class C |