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Samsung Galaxy A16

Released January 2025 · Full specs on GSMArena · Updated Jun 15, 2025

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Consensus of 2 reviews. How this is calculated.

Android Police73
Tech Advisor65
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Key specs

Released
January 2025
Launch price (USD)
$199
Launch price (UK)
£199
Form factor
Standard
OS
Android
Display
6.7″
Main camera
50 MP
Telephoto lens
No
Battery
5,000 mAh
Wired charging
25 W
Chipset
Exynos 1330
Base storage
128 GB
Weight
200 g
Water resistance
IP54
Software updates
6 years
Sold in
US, UK

What the reviewers said

Android Police US

7.5/10Jun 15, 2025

A budget workhorse with a gorgeous display and long software support, though performance, cameras and build have compromises. Worth it on sale or carrier deals.

  • Gorgeous 90Hz Super AMOLED display for the price
  • Six years of OS and security updates
  • Solid battery life for a full day
  • Decent main camera in good light
  • Retains microSD slot and IP54 rating
  • Only 4GB RAM in the US version
  • Exynos 1330 performance is somewhat mixed with stutters
  • Ultrawide and macro cameras are weak
  • Removed 3.5mm headphone jack
  • Glastic back attracts fingerprints; no always-on display
Read the full review at Android Police →

Tech Advisor UK

3.5/5Jan 2, 2025

A sound budget phone with a clean design and punchy display, but sluggish performance and weaker battery life hold it back.

  • Clean, appealing design with solid build feel
  • Punchy AMOLED display with 90Hz refresh
  • Strong software update promise, six years
  • Solid two-day battery life for light use
  • Sluggish performance with stutters and micro-pauses
  • Battery life worse than Galaxy A15 5G
  • Poor ultrawide and macro cameras
  • Basic IP54 rating and no charger included
Read the full review at Tech Advisor →

Verdicts, pros and cons are short summaries in our words of each publisher's review; scores are as the publisher gave them. Specs are taken from the reviews' spec boxes — where they differ, we show the value most of them give; price is the US launch price of the base model. Read the originals for the full picture.