The Galaxy A16 5G.
Credit: Samsung
Leading smartphone maker Samsung on Friday (October 18) launched the mid-range Galaxy A16 series in India.
The new Samsung mobile sports a 6.7-inch full HD+(1080×2340p) Infinity-U Super AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate.
It also features a type-c port, a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, bottom-facing speakers, and hybrid dual-SIM slots (nano + nano/microSD) and comes with an IP54 dust-and-water resistant rating.
Inside, it houses a 6nm class MediaTek Dimensity 6300 octa-core processor with Arm Mali-G57 MC2 GPU, 8GB RAM, 128GB / 256GB storage (expandable up to 1.5TB), and a 5,000mAh battery with 25W fast charging capability.
One of the most notable aspects of the new Galaxy A16 is that it is the first-ever Galaxy A-series to get six major Android OS updates. This means the Galaxy A16, which runs Android 14-based One UI 6.0 update will get updates up to Android 20 (up to 2029).
It also houses a triple-camera module -- main 50MP( with f/1.8 aperture, autofocus) with 5MP ( f/2.2) ultra-wide sensor and 2MP (f/2.2) macro camera with LED flash on the back.
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G series.
Credit: Samsung India
On the front, it features a 13MP (f/2.0). The devices in three colours-- blue black, gold and light green.
It will be available in two configurations -- 8GB RAM + 128GB storage and 8GB RAM + 256GB storage-- for Rs 18,999 and Rs 21,999, respectively.
Galaxy A16 5G vs competition
The new Samsung phone will be competing with the OnePlus Nord CE 4 Lite (review), iQOO Z9s(review), Motorola Moto G64 5G (review) and Redmi Note 13 Pro, among others.
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