Samsung Galaxy A23 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A16 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 05, 2022	Oct 07, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
	$230 | €249

Design

Dimensions
6.48 x 3.03 x 0.33 inches 164.5 x 76.9 x 8.4 mm	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
6.95 oz (197.0 g)	7.05 oz (200.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
	Splash, Dust; IP54
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Peach, Blue	Blue Black, Light Gray, Gold, Light Green

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 83.02% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body
Type
TFT, 120Hz	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 695 SM6375 (6 nm)	Exynos 1330 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.2GHz Kryo 660+ 4x1.7GHz Kryo 660	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 619	Mali-G68 MP2
Memory
4GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (14, 13, 12)	Android (14)

Battery

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

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 12min

Browsing

9h 43min

Video

11h 13min

Gaming

9h 52min

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Camera

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

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

124

Overall

130

Photo

118

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
Yes	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, 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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n2, n5, n30, n66, n77	n1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14, 20, 29, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 48	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 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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