Samsung Galaxy A16 5G vs Apple iPhone Fold Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 07, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
4GB/128GB - $230 | €249

Design

Dimensions
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
7.05 oz / 200.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Titanium
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP54	Yes
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Blue Black, Light Gray, Gold, Light Green	Black, White

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body	7.8-inch
Type
Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI	2460x2180px, 424 PPI
Features
	Folding inside the device, Super Retina XDR, Dolby Vision
Additional display
	5.5 inches, 2380 x1080 px, OLED

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Exynos 1330 (5 nm)	Apple A20 (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core
GPU
Mali-G68 MP2	Apple GPU
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/256GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (14)	iOS

PhoneArena Performance Test

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

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	4700 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 20.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 12min

Browsing

9h 43min

Video

11h 13min

Gaming

9h 52min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm	50 MP
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
13 MP Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)	12 MP Folded: 12 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

124

Overall

130

Photo

118

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	6.0
WLAN
dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	mmWave, 5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	eSIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage and 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB/256GB

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