Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy A16 5G Specs Comparison

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8.0	5.2
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra	Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
Released · Feb 07, 2025	Released · Oct 25, 2024
6.9-inch	6.7-inch
Quad camera	Triple camera
12GB · 256GB	4GB · 128GB
5000 mAh	5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jan 22, 2025	Oct 07, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$1299 \| €1449	$230 \| €249

Design

Dimensions
6.41 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches (~0.36 inches with camera bump) 162.8 x 77.6 x 8.2 mm (~9.1 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
7.69 oz (218.0 g)	7.05 oz (200.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2) Frame: Titanium	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Splash, Dust; IP54
Biometrics
Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Titanium Silverblue, Titanium Black, Titanium Whitesilver, Titanium Gray	Blue Black, Light Gray, Gold, Light Green

Display

Size
6.9-inch, 90.30% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2600 nits	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 498 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy SM8750-AB (3 nm)	Exynos 1330 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x4.47GHz Oryon V2 PhoenixL 6x3.53GHz Oryon V2 PhoenixM	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 6x2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 830	Mali-G68 MP2
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB 12GB/1024GB	4GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (15), up to 7 OS updates	Android (14)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 25.0W

Battery Life Estimate

8h 0min

Browsing

20h 49min

Video

8h 54min

Gaming

14h 21min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 12min

Browsing

9h 43min

Video

11h 13min

Gaming

9h 52min

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
200 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL HP2 Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3" Pixel size: 0.6 μm	50 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung JN3 Aperture size: F1.9 Pixel size: 0.7 μm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX754 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 67 mm Sensor size: 1/3.52" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX854 Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F3.4 Focal Length: 111 mm Sensor size: 1/2.52" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
12 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	13 MP Video capture: 1080p

158

Overall

165

Photo

150

Video

124

Overall

130

Photo

118

Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 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, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
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, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n5, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n257, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	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, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71	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 Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Dual Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 26, 2024 FCC ID value: A3LSMS938U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.26 W/kg Body: 0.64 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.19 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage


Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1420

With 256GB internal storage and 8GB RAM


Memory	8GB/256GB

With 1TB internal storage


Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1660

International


5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
SIM type	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Links

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