Samsung Galaxy A16 5G vs Motorola Moto G86 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 07, 2024	May 29, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$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)	6.35 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches 161.2 x 74.7 x 7.8 mm
Weight
7.05 oz (200.0 g)	6.53 oz (185.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP54	Water, Dust; IP69; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Blue Black, Light Gray, Gold, Light Green	Spellbound, Golden Cypress, Cosmic Sky, Chrysanthemum

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 89.16% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits	P-OLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 4500 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI	2712x1220px, 20:9 ratio, 446 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Features
	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Exynos 1330 (5 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 7300 MT6878 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 4x2.5GHz Cortex-A78 4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G68 MP2	Mali-G615 MC2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/256GB	8GB/256GB (UFS 2.2) 12/256GB 12/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC
OS
Android (14)	Android (15)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5200 mAh
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 30.0W

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 (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/1.95" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (120 fps)
Front
13 MP Video capture: 1080p	32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

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	5.4
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 28, 32, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 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	Dual Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage and 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB/256GB

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