The Galaxy A16 5G is the latest in a series of cheap Samsung phones that are very popular, but while it brings some improvements, it does not address the biggest issue...
When it comes to phones priced around $200, the Galaxy A16 5G is a top contender. In fact, the Galaxy A1X series have been among the world's best selling phones for years.
The Galaxy A16 5G evolves to a bigger size than its predecessors. It's now a bigger phone, with a 6.7-inch screen, and since it has extra big bezels, the sheer size of it has grown noticeably too. One important video issue is resolved on the A16 5G too – you can now switch back and forth between the main and ultra-wide cameras, something you could not do before.Our biggest complaint against the Galaxy A15 5G last year was about its slow performance, so have things changed with the A16 5G?Technically, the A16 5G does come with a slightly faster chipset, but the increase is definitely not big enough to get rid of the almost constant stutter when using this phone.
At least you get a decent amount of storage on board at 128GB, but that is kind of the norm these days, so no reason to celebrate here either.Samsung promises six years of software updates, a big commitment for such a cheap phone. We of course can only applaud that, but we would much rather see Samsung optimize the actual performance of this phone as that would be a much better investment of resources.
It put out decent numbers on YouTube video streaming test and for 3D gaming, though, so overall, it gets a PhoneArena Battery Score of 6 hours and 11 minutes of expected screen time, half an hour less than last year's model.When it comes to charging, you get 25W speeds, which are not fast by any means, but not terribly slow either. A half an hour charge gives you nearly 40% back, while a full top up from 1% to 100% takes 1 hour and 43 minutes.
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