Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 vs Samsung Galaxy A16 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
10.01x6.53x0.23 inches 254.3 x 165.8 x 5.9 mm	6.47x3.07x0.31 inches 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.9 mm
Weight
17.57 oz (498.0 g)	7.05 oz (200.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Beige, Graphite	Blue Black, Light Gray, Gold, Light Green

Display

Size
11.0-inch	6.7-inch
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Technology
Dynamic AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
120Hz	90Hz
Screen-to-body
83.20 %	85.99 %
Peak brightness
	800 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)	Mediatek Helio G99 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x 3.36GHz Cortex-X3 + 2x 2.8GHz Cortex-A715 + 2x 2.8GHz Cortex-A710 + 3x 2.0GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core 2x 2.2GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 740	Mali-G57 MC2
RAM
8GB	4GB
Internal storage
128GB (UFS)	128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (14, 13), One UI	Android (14), One UI 16 UI

Battery

Capacity
8400 mAh	5000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer, Not user replaceable	Not user replaceable
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

8h 6min

Video

6h 25min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	50 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
12 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)	13 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
Wi-Fi
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C (reversible), Features: Charging, OTG	Type-C (reversible), USB 2.0, Features: Charging
Location
GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Dual Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 800	$ 200
In The Box
Tablet, Type-C cable, paperwork	Phone, USB Type-C cable, SIM ejector tool, Papers

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 26, 2023	Oct 24, 2024

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

RAM	12GB
Internal storage	256GB

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Specs	Samsung Galaxy A16 Specs
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