Samsung Galaxy A16 5G vs Nothing Phone (3) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G Nothing Phone (3)
Released · Oct 25, 2024
Expected release · Jul 15, 2025
6.7-inch · 2340x1080px
6.7-inch · 2800x1260px
Triple camera
Triple camera
4GB · 128GB
8GB · 128GB
5000 mAh
5150 mAh
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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)
6.32 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches
160.6 x 75.6 x 9 mm
Weight
7.05 oz (200.0 g) 7.69 oz (218.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP54 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Blue Black, Light Gray, Gold, Light Green Black, White

Display

Size
6.7-inch 6.7-inch
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI 2800x1260px, 20:9 ratio, 460 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED OLED
Refresh rate
90Hz 120Hz
Screen-to-body
85.99 % 88.40 %
Peak brightness
800 cd/m2 (nit) 4500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Exynos 1330 (5 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8650-AB (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2x 2.4GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55
Octa-core
1x3.21GHz Cortex-X4
3x3.0GH​z Cortex-A720
2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720>br>2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720
GPU
Mali-G68 MP2 Adreno 825
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4X) 8GB
Internal storage
128GB (UFS 2.2) 128GB (UFS 4.0)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB not expandable
OS
Android (14), One UI Android (15), Nothing OS 2.0 UI, up to 5 OS updates

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh 5150 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Si - Carbon
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wired: 65.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
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

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Triple 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: F1.7
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.3"
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
50 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/2.76"
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.7
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps)
OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
13 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 50 MP
PhoneArena Camera Tests
124
Overall
130
Photo
118
Video
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3 6.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),Wi-Fi 7
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
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 Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 48(3600)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900) Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s) LTE-A
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM eSIM, Dual Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 230 / € 249 $ 799
In The Box
Phone, USB Type-C cable, SIM ejector tool, Papers

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 07, 2024 Jul 01, 2025
Scheduled release
(Official) Jul 15, 2025

Alternative variants

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RAM 8GB
Internal storage 256GB
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