Samsung Galaxy A34 vs Samsung Galaxy A16 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 15, 2023	Oct 07, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
	$230 | €249

Design

Dimensions
6.35 x 3.07 x 0.32 inches (~0.36 inches with camera bump) 161.3 x 78.1 x 8.2 mm (~9.26 mm with camera bump)	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
7.02 oz (199.0 g)	7.05 oz (200.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Splash, Dust; IP54
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Awesome Graphite, Awesome Lime, Awesome Silver, Awesome Violet	Blue Black, Light Gray, Gold, Light Green

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 83.62% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1000 nits	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Mediatek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm)	Exynos 1330 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2600 MHz	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G68 MC4	Mali-G68 MP2
Memory
6GB/128GB 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	4GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (14, 13)	Android (14)

Battery

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

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 43min

Browsing

16h 25min

Video

10h 11min

Gaming

6h 50min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 12min

Browsing

9h 43min

Video

11h 13min

Gaming

9h 52min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	50 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
13 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	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
5.3	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, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), 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	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, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78	n1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	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	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

With 256GB internal storage and 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB/256GB

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

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