blu B9 vs Samsung Galaxy A16 5G

At a glance

Brand: BLU; Samsung
Release date: April 2022, 4 years 1 months ago; October 2024, 1 years 7 months ago
AnTuTu: 104.325 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 51% of devices; 419.526 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 69% of devices
Launch price: —; € 249.00 ($ 290.78)

Size: 6.52"; 6.7"
Resolution: 720 x 1600 px HD+; 1080 x 2340 px FHD+
Type: LCD IPS; Super AMOLED
Density: 264 ppi Medium Density; 385 ppi High Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 19.5:9
Features: Water Drop Notch, Max brightness HBM - 480 cd/m², Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless; Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Spreadtrum Unisoc SC9863; Samsung Exynos 1330
CPU: 4x Cortex A55 1.3 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.2 GHz; 2x Cortex A78 2.4 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 28 nm; 5 nm
Frequency: 1.3 GHz; 2.4 GHz
GPU: PowerVR GE8322; Mali-G68 MC4
RAM: 4 GB; 4 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; —
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 13 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 2.2; ƒ/ 1.8
Pixel size: 1.12 µm; 0.64 µm
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: Yes, 90 fps; Yes, 120 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Triple camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode
Sensor: —; Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size: —; 1/2.76"

Capacity: 128 GB; 128 GB
Type: eMMC 5.1 Storage; —
SD slot: Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card; Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card

Dimensions: 75.9 mm 164.4 mm 9.6 mm Print 3D Model; 77.9 mm 164.4 mm 7.9 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 198 g; 200 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic
Colors: Blue Gray; Black White Blue Gold Green
Usable surface: 80 %; 85 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP54
Drop resistance: —; Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects
Repairability: —; Class A B C D E

Operating system: Android 11 Red Velvet Cake Android 11; Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; With Google Mobile Services
Updates: —; OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 3 years

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.2 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), HID (Human Interface Profile), LE (Low Energy)
Wi-Fi: 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features: Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct; Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo
USB: —; USB Type-C

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
3G: B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G: —; n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)