Samsung Galaxy A55 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A16 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 11, 2024	Oct 24, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$489	$200

Design

Dimensions
6.34 x 3.05 x 0.00 inches 161.1 x 77.4 8.2 mm	6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.9 mm
Weight
7.51 oz (213.0 g)	7.05 oz (200.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon	Blue Black, Light Gray, Gold, Light Green

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 84.30% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 550 nits	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Hardware

System chip
Exynos 1480 (5 nm)	Mediatek Helio G99 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.7GHz Cortex-A78 4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Yes	Mali-G57 MC2
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB	4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (14)	Android (14)

Battery

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

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 36min

Browsing

17h 7min

Video

8h 15min

Gaming

9h 39min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	50 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
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)
Front
32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	13 MP Video capture: 1080p

PhoneArena Camera Tests

132

Overall

140

Photo

123

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, 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, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 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, 3, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Dual Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G Specs	Samsung Galaxy A16 Specs
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