Samsung Galaxy A16 5G vs nubia Z70 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 07, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$230 | €249	$729

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)	6.47 x 3.04 x 0.34 inches 164.3 x 77.1 x 8.6 mm
Weight
7.05 oz (200.0 g)	8.04 oz (228.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP54	Water, Splash; IP69
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	Black, Gold, Starry Night

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 89.59% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits	AMOLED, 144Hz, 2000 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI	2688x1216px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Exynos 1330 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2x4.32GHz Prime cores 6x3.53GHz Performance core
GPU
Mali-G68 MP2	Adreno 830
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/256GB	12GB/256GB (UFS 4.0) 16GB/512GB 24GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (14)	Android (15)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	6150 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 80.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 12min

Browsing

9h 43min

Video

11h 13min

Gaming

9h 52min

Battery Life Estimate

8h 47min

Browsing

19h 24min

Video

12h 49min

Gaming

13h 20min

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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, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F4.0/F1.6 Focal length: 35 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	64 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.7x Aperture size: F2.5 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	50 MP (Ultra-wide, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal Length: 18 mm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps)
Front
13 MP Video capture: 1080p	16 MP (Under-screen)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

124

Overall

130

Photo

118

Video

129

Overall

134

Photo

124

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 7,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
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, BeiDou, QZSS, 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	Wireless screen share
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	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	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	Dual Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage and 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB/256GB

With 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/512GB

With 24GB RAM and 1TB internal storage

Memory	24GB/1024GB

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G Specs	nubia Z70 Ultra Specs
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