LG K30 vs Samsung Galaxy A16 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Oct 07, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$180	$230 | €249

Design

Dimensions
5.85 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches 148.6 x 74.9 x 8.6 mm	6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches (~0.36 inches with camera bump) 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.9 mm (~9.2 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.93 oz / 168.0 g	7.05 oz / 200.0 g
Materials
Frame: Metal	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
	Splash, Dust; IP54
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Back: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Blue Black, Light Gray, Gold, Light Green

Display

Size
5.3-inch, 69.55% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
1280x720px, 277 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	736 (Poor)
Bright Min
Untested	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm)	Exynos 1330 (5 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 308	Mali-G68 MP2
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 2GB/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat)	Android (14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	965
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	1875
3D Mark High
Untested	367
3D Mark Low
Untested	360

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Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 12min

Browsing

9h 43min

Video

11h 13min

Gaming

9h 52min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
8 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2	50 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
5 MP	13 MP Video capture: 1080p

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

124

Overall

130

Photo

118

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 4, 2	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Alternative variants

for Sprint, Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile

System chip	MediaTek MT6750T (28 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 1500 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-T860 MP2
Memory	32GB
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	13 MP Aperture size: F2.4
4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26
4G (TDD) Bands	41
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1
FCC approval	Date approved: Jul 20, 2018 FCC ID value: ZNFX410PM
Measured SAR	Head: 0.74 W/kg Body: 1.13 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.13 W/kg

With 256GB internal storage and 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB/256GB

for AT&T

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 14

for T-Mobile

Memory	32GB
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	13 MP
4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 66, 71
FCC approval	Date approved: Jun 05, 2018 FCC ID value: ZNFX410TK
Measured SAR	Head: 0.83 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.17 W/kg

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