Samsung Galaxy A16 arrives with six years of software support

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The Samsung Galaxy A16 is the company’s latest mid-range A-series phone. It is a successor to last year’s Samsung Galaxy A15 and offers improvements in the specifications department. 

Earlier this month, a leak left little to the imagination about the Galaxy A16, though the pricing details were a mystery. Let’s check out what the Samsung Galaxy A16 has in store for us. 

Samsung Galaxy A16: specs, price

Feature	Galaxy A16
Display Size	6.7 inches
Display Type	Super AMOLED, Full-HD+, 90Hz
Front Camera	13 MP
Main Camera	50 MP
Ultrawide Camera	5 MP
Maro Camera	2MP
RAM	4GB
Battery	5,000mAh
Charging Speed	25W
Durability	IP54
Processor	Exynos 1330

The Samsung Galaxy A16 flaunts a slightly larger 6.7-inch Super AMOLED panel than its predecessor’s 6.5-inch screen, supporting the same Full-HD+ resolution and 90Hz refresh rate.

Powering the device is an Exynos 1330 SoC paired with 4GB RAM and 128GB internal storage, expandable up to 1.5TB via microSD card. 

Under the hood, it packs the same 5,000mAh battery with 25W charging support as its predecessor. The rear camera setup is also unchanged, with a 50MP primary sensor, a 5MP ultrawide lens, and a 2MP macro shooter. There is a 13MP snapper at the front for selfies and video calls. 

The impressive thing about the Samsung Galaxy A16, however, is its software update policy. It runs on Android 14 with One UI 6 out of the box and comes with six years of software updates.

It’s the first mid-range Samsung phone to get software support for this long, until October 2030, to be precise. 

The Samsung Galaxy A16 has an IP54 rating for protection against dust and water splashes, but we won’t recommend using it in heavy rain. The Galaxy A16 5G comes in Blue, Black, Light Gray, Gold, and Light Green, with availability varying by market.

It retails for €249 for 4GB/128GB varaint in France. Like the A15 5G, Samsung France reports the phone’s features have an 8.4/10 repairability grade.

Samsung has not released the phone’s pricing details for the US. However, the company could soon reveal that information along with its sales availability.

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