Google Pixel 7a vs Samsung Galaxy A16 4G
Google
Pixel 7a

Samsung
Galaxy A16 4G
At a glance
- Brand
- Samsung
- Release date
- May 2023, 3 years 1 months ago
- October 2024, 1 years 8 months ago
- AnTuTu
- 789.982 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 80% of devices
- 388.147 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 65% of devices
- Launch price
- —
- € 199.00 ($ 232.39)
Display
- Size
- 6.1"
- 6.7"
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2400 px FHD+
- 1080 x 2340 px FHD+
- Type
- Oled Samsung
- Super AMOLED
- Density
- 431 ppi Very high density
- 396 ppi High Density
- Aspect ratio
- 20:9
- 20:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Always-On Display, HDR10+, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
- Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Peak brightness - 800 cd/m², Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Performance
- Chipset
- Google Tensor G2
- MediaTek Helio G99 (MT6789)
- CPU
- 2x 2.85 GHz Cortex X1, 2x 2.35 GHz Cortex A76, 4x 1.8 GHz Cortex A55
- 2x Cortex A76 2.2 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 5 nm
- 6 nm
- Frequency
- 2.85 GHz
- 2.2 GHz
- GPU
- Mali-G710
- Mali-G57 MC2
- RAM
- 8 GB
- 4 GB
- RAM type
- RAM LPDDR5
- —
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 64 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.89
- ƒ/ 1.8
- Sensor
- Sony IMX787
- Samsung S5KJN1
- Pixel size
- 0.70 µm
- 0.64 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/1.72"
- 1/2.76"
- Flash
- Dual LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- No
- Slow motion
- Yes, 240 fps
- Yes, 120 fps
- Features
- 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
- Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Front camera
- Resolution
- 13 Mpx
- 13 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.2
- ƒ/ 2.0
- Pixel size
- 1.12 µm
- 1.10 µm
- Sensor
- —
- GalaxyCore GC13AO
Battery
- Capacity
- 4385 mAh
- 5000 mAh
- Type
- Li-Polymer
- Li-Polymer
- Fast charge
- Yes , 20.0W
- Yes , 25.0W
- Wireless charging
- No charger in box, Wireless charge 18W, Reverse wireless charge
- —
- Features
- Wireless charging, Non-removable
- Non-removable
- Charge cycles
- —
- 1200 cycles
- Runtime
- —
- ~ 45h
Storage
- Capacity
- 128 GB
- 128 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 3.1
- —
- SD slot
- No
- Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
Body
- Dimensions
- 72.9 mm 152.4 mm 9.0 mm Print 3D Model
- 77.9 mm 164.4 mm 7.9 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 193 g
- 200 g
- Materials
- Aluminium alloy
- Plastic
- Colors
- White Gray Orange Cyan
- Black Blue Gray Green
- Water/dust resistance
- IP67
- IP42
- Usable surface
- 80 %
- 86 %
- Drop resistance
- —
- Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects
- Repairability
- —
- Class A B C D E
Software
- Operating system
- Android 15 Android 15
- Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
- Updates
- OS updates: 5 years, Security updates: 5 years
- OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 3 years
- Google services
- With Google Mobile Services
- With Google Mobile Services
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + eSIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.2 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 6E
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
- USB
- USB Type-C
- USB Type-C
- USB features
- Charging, OTG
- Charging, OTG
- Navigation
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GLONASS (L1)
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo
Networks
- 5G
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n28b (700), n28a (700), n30 (2300), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n75 (1500), n76 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700)
- —
- 4G LTE
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B21 (1500), B25 (1900+), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B66 (1700/2100)
- B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
- B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- 2G
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- Yes, in screen
- Yes, on the side
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- —
- Proximity
- Yes
- —
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Barometer
- Yes
- —
- Cooling system
- Yes
- No
- Audio
- Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers
- 2 microphones













