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Samsung Galaxy A16 Vs Samsung Galaxy A55 256gb

Should you buy Samsung Galaxy A16 or Samsung Galaxy A55 256GB? Find out which mobile phone is best for you - compare the two models on the basis of price and key specs like performance, price, camera, display, ram, storage, battery capacit ...Read More

Key Specs

Battery

5000 mAh 5000 mAh

Display

6.67 inches (16.94 cm) 6.6 inches (16.76 cm)

Front Camera

16 MP 32 MP

Processor

- Samsung Exynos 1480

RAM

- 8 GB

Rear Camera

50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP 50 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP

Battery

Capacity

5000 mAh 5000 mAh

Quick Charging

Yes, Fast, 25W Yes, Fast, 25W

Removable

- No

Type

Li-Polymer Li-ion

USB Type-C

Yes Yes

User Replaceable

No -

Camera

Autofocus

Yes -

Camera Features

Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus -

Camera Setup

Single -

Flash

Yes, LED Flash -

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels -

Resolution

16 MP, Primary Camera -

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control -

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) -

Design

Build Material

- Back: Gorilla Glass

Colours

- Awesome Iceblue, Awesome Lilac, Awesome Navy

Height

- 161.1 mm

Ruggedness

- Dust proof

Thickness

- 8.2 mm

Waterproof

- Yes, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter), IP67

Weight

- 213 grams

Width

- 77.4 mm

Display

Aspect Ratio

20:9 19.5:9

Bezel-less display

- Yes with punch-hole display

Bezelless Display

Yes with waterdrop notch -

Brightness

- 550 nits

Display Type

PLS LCD Super AMOLED

Pixel Density

396 ppi 390 ppi

Refresh Rate

- 120 Hz

Resolution

- 1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Screen Protection

- Corning Gorilla Glass, Glass Victus Plus

Screen Resolution

1080 x 2408 pixels -

Screen Size

6.67 inches (16.94 cm) 6.6 inches (16.76 cm)

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

- 85.57 %

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

- 86.5 %

Touch Screen

Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch
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Front Camera

Autofocus

- No

Camera Setup

- Single

Flash

- No

Resolution

- 32 MP f/2.2, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 2.74" sensor size, 0.8µm pixel size)

General

Brand

Samsung Samsung

Custom UI

Samsung One UI Samsung One UI

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes -

Launch Date

September 20, 2023 (Unofficial) March 14, 2024 (Official)

Model

Galaxy A16 -

Network

5G: Not Supported in India,
4G: Available Supported in India,
3G: Available, 2G: Available
-

Operating System

Android v13 Android v14

Main Camera

Autofocus

- Yes

Camera Features

- 10 x Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus

Camera Setup

- Triple

Flash

- Yes, LED Flash

Image Resolution

- 8150 x 6150 Pixels

OIS

- Yes

Resolution

- 50 MP f/1.8, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(1.56" sensor size, 1µm pixel size)12 MP f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(3" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size)5 MP f/2.4, Macro Camera

Settings

- Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

- Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Macro Mode

Video Recording

- 3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

- Slo-motion Video HDR Video Pro Mode

Multimedia

Audio Features

- Dolby Atmos

Audio Jack

3.5 mm USB Type-C

FM Radio

- No

Loudspeaker

Yes Yes

Stereo Speakers

- Yes

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth

Yes, v5.1 Yes, v5.3

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Yes with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

- Yes

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G 5G Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SAR Value

- Head: 1.148 W/kg

SIM 1

4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40) FD-LTE 1800(band 3) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available 5G Bands: FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N26 / N28 / N66 TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM 2

4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40) FD-LTE 1800(band 3) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available 5G Bands: FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N26 / N28 / N66 TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging Mass storage device, USB charging

VoLTE

Yes Yes

Wi-Fi

- Yes, Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz, MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

- Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

WiFi

Yes, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) -

Wifi Features

Mobile Hotspot -

Performance

Architecture

64 bit 64 bit

CPU

- Octa core (2.75 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 + 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55)

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 1280 Samsung Exynos 1480

Fabrication

- 4 nm

Graphics

Mali-G68 MC4 AMD Xclipse 530

Processor

Octa core (2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 + 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55) -

Processor Fabrication

5 nm -

RAM type

- LPDDR5

Ram

4 GB -

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

- Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

- On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

- Optical

Other Sensors

- Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Smart TV Features

Camera

50MP + 8MP + 2MP -

Special Features

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side -

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope -

Storage

Expandable Memory

Yes, Up to 1 TB Yes, Up to 1 TB

Internal Memory

128 GB 256 GB

Storage Type

- UFS 3.1

USB OTG

- Yes

User Available Storage

- Up to 236 GB
Scoring parameters
How is the score calculated?

This is a relative score calculated on the basis of the following specifications:

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  • Battery
  • Camera
  • Storage
  • Display

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