The primary digital camera is the one which does a lot of the heavy lifting on the A16 5G, and you may clearly see a change within the colours from the earlier mannequin. Photos now look cooler, which in our view makes them much less pleasing. You continue to get an excellent quantity of particulars and dynamic vary, however the hotter tone of the A15 5G is extra flattering to the picture above.
You possibly can see one thing related in the best way this portrait photograph seems on the Galaxy A16 5G in comparison with the A15 5G.
Since there isn’t any devoted telephoto digital camera on board, the Galaxy A16 5G doesn’t make any big leaps in terms of zoom high quality. Nonetheless, the processing is a bit nicer, so there may be some enchancment, it is simply not a giant one.
The 5MP ultra-wide digital camera is just not essentially the most detailed on the market, however it might probably get some use throughout the day. It captures respectable photographs, however nothing extraordinary in any respect. The colours once more seem cooler and we see greater situation with resolving element towards the sides of those photographs.
All of these cool colours now additionally arrive to the selfie digital camera as nicely.
The Galaxy A16 5G can document 4K video, which is nice to see and also you even have respectable video stabilization, a typical situation on this value class.
One necessary video situation is resolved on the A16 5G too – now you can change backwards and forwards between the principle and ultra-wide cameras, one thing you may not do earlier than.
We do discover the identical development in direction of cooler colours, however possibly only a bit much less pronounced in video.
Galaxy A16 5G Efficiency & Benchmarks
Stutter king
Regardless of the slight improve, the A16 5G continues to be method too gradual (Picture by PhoneArena)
Our largest criticism towards the Galaxy A15 5G final 12 months was about its gradual efficiency, so have issues modified with the A16 5G?
Not likely.
Technically, the A16 5G does include a barely sooner chipset, however the enhance is unquestionably not large enough to eliminate the virtually fixed stutter when utilizing this telephone. This shortly will get extraordinarily annoying. You discover stutter whenever you unlock the telephone, whenever you use apps, whenever you scroll round and it is simply not an excellent expertise.
The A16 5G additionally solely packs 4GB of RAM, not merely sufficient for Android’s multitasking necessities.
Efficiency Benchmarks:
As you may see, we’ve got an almost 50% enchancment in single-core CPU efficiency, which is a noticeably change over the A15 5G and brings the A16 5G on par with the dearer A2x collection.
However there may be nearly no enchancment in multi-core CPU efficiency, and total, what issues most is that real-world efficiency of the A16 5G is simply nonetheless a stuttery expertise (even when barely improved).
As for graphics, there may be virtually zero enchancment and we can not advocate this telephone for avid gamers. In that regard, the A2x collection from Samsung gives practically double the efficiency speeds.
At the very least you get a good quantity of storage on board at 128GB, however that’s type of the norm as of late, so no motive to have a good time right here both.
Galaxy A16 5G Software program
No Galaxy AI and even some widespread options like display screen recording are lacking
Samsung guarantees six years of software program updates, a giant dedication for such an affordable telephone. We in fact can solely applaud that, however we’d a lot reasonably see Samsung optimize the precise efficiency of this telephone as that might be a significantly better funding of assets.
We had been additionally shocked to see some quite common options like display screen recording will not be out there on the Galaxy A16 5G, doubtless due to that gradual chipset. Bummer.
Galaxy A16 5G Battery
Respectable numbers
Regardless of a bigger 6.7-inch measurement, the Galaxy A16 5G sticks with the identical 5,000 mAh battery measurement as its predecessors.
Nothing too dangerous about that, it places out strong numbers and can final you a bit over a day simply.
PhoneArena Battery Take a look at Outcomes:
In our in-house battery testing, we discovered the telephone lasted a bit lower than its predecessor. On our lightest battery check, internet shopping, the A16 5G scored lower than 10 hours, which is among the worst scores for the 12 months.
It put out respectable numbers on YouTube video streaming check and for 3D gaming, although, so total, it will get a PhoneArena Battery Rating of 6 hours and 11 minutes of anticipated display screen time, half an hour lower than final 12 months’s mannequin.
Overlook about quick charging and there may be additionally no wi-fi charging (Picture by PhoneArena)
With regards to charging, you get 25W speeds, which aren’t quick by any means, however not terribly gradual both. A half an hour cost provides you almost 40% again, whereas a full prime up from 1% to 100% takes 1 hour and 43 minutes.
There isn’t a wi-fi charging on board, however that could be a rarity at this value level.
Galaxy A16 5G Audio High quality and Haptics
We had been disillusioned with audio high quality on the Galaxy A15 5G final 12 months, and we’re joyful to see some slight enchancment this 12 months.
The A16 5G nonetheless has a single bottom-firing speaker, however sound high quality is a bit higher. The speaker nonetheless distorts at near most quantity, although, so it is best to hearken to music a number of steps beneath that.
As for haptics, they really feel a bit low cost and obscure, however we didn’t have enormous expectations right here.
Must you purchase it?
It is onerous to criticize filth low cost telephones just like the A16 5G, nevertheless it’s simply too gradual and stuttery (Picture by PhoneArena)
The Galaxy A16 5G is roughly a $200 telephone and we can not anticipate an excessive amount of.
In some areas, it beats our expectations. It is acquired a stunning and now greater show, respectable battery life and a digital camera that may now document higher video. It additionally has six years of software program updates, a rarity for such filth low cost telephone.
However sadly it nonetheless feels a bit too gradual and stuttery, and it is a main crimson flag. This shortly will get annoying whenever you scroll round social media and the telephone has not improved its GPU and gaming efficiency in any respect since final 12 months.