Samsung Galaxy A53 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A16 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 17, 2022	Oct 07, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$450	$230 | €249

Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches 159.9 x 74.7 x 8.1 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
6.67 oz (189.0 g)	7.05 oz (200.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Yes; IP67	Splash, Dust; IP54
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Blue Black, Light Gray, Gold, Light Green

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 85.36% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 800 nits	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Exynos 1280 (5 nm)	Exynos 1330 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.4GHz CortexA-78 6x2.0G​Hz CortexA-55	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Yes	Mali-G68 MP2
Memory
6GB/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 (12)	Android (14)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	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

15h 45min

Video

7h 45min

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
64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	50 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 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
Fourth camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
32 MP	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
5.1	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	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
5G Ready	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, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
	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
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

With 256GB internal storage and 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB/256GB

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