SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy A16 5G review: 6 OS updates at $200.

Item: Galaxy A16 5G
Rating: 70
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2024·$200

Overall

70/100

Class rank

#3 of 223

Tier

Budget

Buy?

At the right price

The verdict, up front

6-update AMOLED budget king.

A16 5G's 6 OS updates at $200 are unrivalled — Samsung beats Pixel/iPhone update length in the budget segment.

01Display

78/100

At 78/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among budget phones of 2024 — 10 points above the cohort average.

TypeSuper AMOLED

Size6.7"

Refresh90 Hz

02Performance

64/100

At 64/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among budget phones of 2024 — 9 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetDimensity 6300

RAM4 GB

Storage128 GB

03Camera

68/100

At 68/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among budget phones of 2024 — 9 points above the cohort average.

Main50 MP OIS

Ultrawide5 MP

Macro2 MP

Front13 MP

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2024.

Capacity5,000 mAh

Charging25 W

05Software

88/100

At 88/100 this is one of the strongest software showings among budget phones of 2024 — 17 points above the cohort average.

What works

6 OS updates at $200 — unmatched.
Super AMOLED.
50 MP OIS.
5G + NFC standard.

What doesn't

Dimensity 6300 slow.
4 GB RAM tight long-term.
IP54 only.
Plastic.

Cross-shop it against

Moto G85

$299 · score 74/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 223-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .