SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy A16 5G review: Entry 5G Samsung with 6 years of updates.

Item: Galaxy A16 5G
Rating: 58
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2024·$199

Overall

58/100

Class rank

#6 of 10

Tier

Budget

Buy?

Look elsewhere

The verdict, up front

Six years of updates at $199 is unmatched.

Galaxy A16 5G's headline is its 6-year software policy — extraordinary at the price. AMOLED and 5G sweeten an otherwise basic package.

01Display

70/100

70/100 puts it above the 67-point average for budget phones of 2024.

TypeSuper AMOLED, 90 Hz

Size6.7 inches

Resolution2,340 × 1,080 px

02Camera

56/100

56/100 trails the 59-point cohort average for budget phones of 2024.

Main50 MP, f/1.8

Ultrawide5 MP

Macro2 MP

Selfie13 MP

03Performance

50/100

50/100 trails the 54-point cohort average for budget phones of 2024.

ChipsetMediatek Dimensity 6300 (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

78/100

78/100 puts it above the 75-point average for budget phones of 2024.

What works

6 years of OS updates — class-leading.
Super AMOLED at $199.
5G + 5,000 mAh.
Headphone jack + microSD.

What doesn't

Dimensity 6300 is slow.
Mono speaker.
No IP rating.
Heavy 200 g.

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 10-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .