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

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5.2	6.8
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	12GB · 256GB
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 3x3.0GHz Cortex-A720 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720>br>2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720
GPU
Mali-G68 MP2	Adreno 825
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4X)	12GB
Internal storage
128GB (UFS 2.2)	256GB (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

Battery Life Estimate

6h 12min

Browsing

9h 43min

Video

11h 13min

Gaming

9h 52min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 45min

Browsing

14h 26min

Video

10h 33min

Gaming

9h 8min

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

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Overall

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Photo

118

Video

135

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147

Photo

123

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

With 256GB internal storage and 8GB RAM


RAM	8GB
Internal storage	256GB

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