The new Samsung Galaxy A16 4G phone was launched in November 2024 and offers a low-cost product suitable for the budget of many users. However, is this a good product? Let’s find out through the article below.
1. Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A16 4G phone design
Although it is segmented as a low-cost phone, Samsung Galaxy A16 4G The manufacturer still brings modern design lines with the use of flattened edges for a square overall appearance. With a thickness of only 7.9mm, curved lines at the corners and edges create comfort for the user when holding.
However, the device still uses plastic materials for the back and frame like other low-cost phones in the segment. And an unfortunate point is that the Galaxy A16 4G has removed the 3.5mm headphone jack, so users can only use Type-C port headphones or wireless bluetooth headphones.
In return, the Samsung A16 4G phone is equipped with IP54 water resistance, ensuring that users can still comfortably use the device in drizzle conditions. In particular, the Galaxy A16 4G also has built-in NFC – and is one of the rare low-cost phones with this function integrated.
At the same time, the A16 4G also has a built-in fingerprint lock and integrated power button on the side, along with a 2 nano SIM tray to help users maintain 2 phone numbers of 2 carriers at the same time, or use 1 dedicated location. for microSD memory card to help expand storage space by 1TB in necessary cases.
2. Evaluate the quality of Samsung Galaxy A16 4G phone screen
Samsung equips Galaxy A16 with a 4G screen Super AMOLED 6.7 inches With FullHD+ resolution, it ensures sharp and detailed display. According to test results of technology site GSMArena, the A16 4G phone can achieve a maximum screen brightness of up to 808 nits – a level that ensures good visibility even in sunny outdoor conditions. . While the minimum brightness is only 1 nit, ensuring the product’s ability to save energy.
Along with that, the Galaxy A16 4G phone also has a screen refresh rate of up to 90Hz and this results in every swipe and touch operation on the screen being very smooth. At the same time, movements in movies or mobile games have very good seamlessness and sharpness.
Unfortunately, the Samsung Galaxy A16 4G screen does not support HDR, which will reduce color quality in video content. In addition, the device only has one built-in speaker located at the bottom edge, so in general the sound quality is not really impressive.
Excellent screen quality (Photo: GSMArena).
3. Evaluate the performance configuration of Samsung Galaxy A16 4G phone
Samsung Galaxy A16 4G phone uses MediaTek Helio G99 chip, a chip with 8-core structure and clock speed of up to 2.2 GHz. Comes with it is Mali-G57 MC2 GPU, 8GB RAM. Basically, this configuration is no different from its predecessor Galaxy A15.
The performance score of Galaxy A16 4G on the benchmark tools is as follows:
– Geekbench 6: Galaxy A16 4G achieved a single-core score of 723, multi-core score of 1920.
– On Antutu 10: Samsung Galaxy A16 4G achieved a total score of 387,422 points
– On 3D Mark Wild Life Extreme Test: Galaxy A16 4G scored 345 points
Overall, this performance score cannot be said to be impressive when compared to other phones in the price segment. However, the configuration of the Galaxy A16 4G still ensures good response to commonly used applications by users, as well as playing mobile games at a smooth level.
Performance configuration is average (Photo: GSMArena).
4. Evaluate the quality of Samsung Galaxy A16 4G phone camera
Samsung Galaxy A16 4G phone is equipped with a main camera cluster consisting of 3 sensors of 50MP + 5MP + 2MP and a 13MP front camera which is quite good compared to other cheap phone camera equipment in the price segment.
In fact, when taking photos, photos taken from the Samsung Galaxy A16 4G camera have very good detail and vivid colors for fully bright photos. However, with low-light photos, noise will begin to appear. You can see more photos below to understand better:
Photo taken from the main camera is fully bright (Photo: GSMArena).2x zoom photo (Photo: GSMArena).Super wide-angle photo (Photo: GSMArena).Photo taken at night in low light conditions (Photo: GSMArena).
5. Evaluate battery life
Samsung integrates a 5000 mAh battery – a common capacity on current smartphones. According to actual test results from technology site GSMArena, the A16 4G has a usage time of up to 14 hours and 43 minutes continuously for maximum usage intensity.
The usage time of the A16 4G is much better than the Galaxy A16 5G (only 12 hours 08 minutes), and Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 (9 hours 49 minutes) even though it has the same 5000 mAh battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A16 4G phone is also equipped with 25W fast charging technology with only 79 minutes to recharge from 0 – 100% so users can feel secure when choosing to use it.
The Galaxy A16 4G sales box is missing the charger (Photo: GSMArena).
CONCLUDE:
Currently, the Samsung Galaxy A16 4G phone is sold in the Vietnamese market with 2 versions and prices as follows:
– Galaxy A16 4G 128GB: price 5,590,000 VND
– Galaxy A16 4G 256GB: price 6,390,000 VND
This price is among the cheapest on the market today and is suitable for the needs of many users. With what is equipped, the Galaxy A16 4G offers a product with a trendy appearance, quality screen, huge battery, beautiful photography but the configuration is only average.
Therefore, A16 4G is suitable for general users who need a device to meet daily use needs, then A16 4G will definitely bring satisfaction when choosing.
