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Galaxy M16 review: Online-exclusive 5G with 6-year updates and Super AMOLED.

SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2025·$180
Overall
64/100
Class rank
#32 of 146
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Six years of updates at $180.

Galaxy M16 brings Samsung's 6-year update guarantee down to the $180 online tier, with a Super AMOLED screen, 5G and stereo speakers — unmatched long-term software support at this price across India and Southeast Asia.

01Display

80/100

At 80/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among budget phones of 2025 — 11 points above the cohort average.

TypeSuper AMOLED, 90Hz
Size6.7 inches
Resolution1080 x 2340 px

02Camera

62/100

62/100 puts it above the 59-point average for budget phones of 2025.

Main50 MP, f/1.8
Ultrawide5 MP
Macro2 MP
Selfie13 MP

03Performance

60/100

60/100 puts it above the 55-point average for budget phones of 2025.

ChipsetDimensity 6300 (6nm)
GPUMali-G57 MC2

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2025.

Capacity5000 mAh
Charging25W

05Build

66/100

66/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2025.

What works
  • 6-year update promise at $180 — class-leading
  • Super AMOLED + 5G + stereo + jack
  • microSD expansion
What doesn't
  • Dimensity 6300 entry-tier
  • 5 MP UW + 2 MP macro filler
  • 90Hz not 120Hz
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 146-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .