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Galaxy A16 review: Six years of updates on a sub-$200 5G phone.

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2024·$200
Overall
56/100
Class rank
#8 of 11
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

The longest-supported budget phone.

Galaxy A16 5G offers an unmatched six years of OS updates at $200, with an AMOLED screen, IP54, jack and microSD. The entry chip is slow, but the support window is unbeatable.

01Display

74/100

At 74/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among budget phones of 2024 — 6 points above the cohort average.

TypeSuper AMOLED, 90 Hz
Size6.7 inches
Resolution2,340 × 1,080 px

02Camera

56/100

56/100 trails the 58-point cohort average for budget phones of 2024.

Main50 MP, f/1.8
Ultrawide5 MP
Macro2 MP
Selfie13 MP

03Performance

52/100

52/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2024.

ChipsetDimensity 6300 / Exynos 1330 (6 nm)
RAM4 / 6 / 8 GB
Storage128 / 256 GB + microSD

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2024.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired25 W

05Build

62/100

62/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2024.

06Value

68/100

68/100 is one of the weaker value results among budget phones of 2024 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

What works
  • 6 OS updates at $200.
  • AMOLED + IP54 + jack + microSD.
  • 50 MP + 5,000 mAh.
  • Longest-supported budget phone.
What doesn't
  • Entry chip is slow.
  • 90 Hz not 120.
  • Mono speaker.
  • 25 W charging.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 11-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .