Samsung has silently introduced the Galaxy A16 5G, the company’s latest mid-range A series phone, in Europe, as the successor to last year’s A15 5G. It packs a slightly larger 6.7-inch FHD+ 90Hz Super AMOLED display with a notch. This goes back to Exynos 1330 SoC from Dimensity 6100+.
It retains the 50MP main + 5MP ultra-wide + 2MP macro camera and a 13MP front camera in the predecessor. It runs Android 14 with One UI 6 on top, and will be the first mid-range Samsung phone to get 6 OS updates and 6 years of security updates, till October 31, 2030.
The 3.5mm audio jack is gone, and it still doesn’t have stereo speakers. The phone packs a 5000mAh battery with 25W charging support, and the charger is sold separately.
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G specifications
- 6.7″ (1080×2340 pixels) FHD+ Infinity-U Super AMOLED display, 90Hz refresh rate
- Octa Core Exynos 1330 5nm processor (Dual 2.4GHz Cortex-A78 + Hexa 2GHz Cortex-A55 CPUs) with Mali-G68 MP2 GPU
- 4GB RAM, 128GB, expandable memory up to 1.5TB via microSD
- Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
- One UI 6.0 based on Android 14
- 50MP Main camera, F1.8, AF; 5MP F2.2 Ultra-wide and 2MP F2.2 macro camera, LED flash
- 13MP F2.0 front camera
- Side-mounted fingerprint scanner
- Dimensions: 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.9mm; Weight: 200g
- USB Type-C audio, Bottom-ported speakers
- Dust and water resistant (IP54)
- 5G, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.3, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C Port
- 5000mAh battery with support for 25W fast charging
Pricing and availability
The Samsung Galaxy A16 5G comes in Midnight Blue, Turquoise and Great colours and is priced at 249 Euros (USD 273 / Rs. 22,960 approx.) for the 4GB + 128GB model.