Samsung Galaxy A16 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Samsung
Galaxy A16 5G
Samsung
Galaxy S26 Ultra
At a glance
- Brand
- Samsung
- Samsung
- Release date
- October 2024, 1 years 8 months ago
- February 2026, 4 months ago
- Launch price
- € 249.00 ($ 290.78)
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- AnTuTu
- 419.526 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 69% of devices
- 4.027.702 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 99% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.7"
- 6.9"
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2340 px FHD+
- 1440 x 3088 px WQHD+
- Type
- Super AMOLED
- AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X +
- Density
- 385 ppi High Density
- 494 ppi Very high density
- Aspect ratio
- 19.5:9
- 19.5:9
- Features
- Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
- Hole-punch Notch, 1-120 Hz refresh rate, DisplayPort 1.4, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Peak brightness - 2600 cd/m², HDR10+, DCI-P3, DC dimming, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, S-Pen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
Performance
- Chipset
- Samsung Exynos 1330
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- CPU
- 2x Cortex A78 2.4 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz
- 2x4.61 GHz ARM + 6x3.63 GHz ARM
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 5 nm
- 3 nm
- Frequency
- 2.4 GHz
- 4.61 GHz
- GPU
- Mali-G68 MC4
- Adreno 840 1.2 GHz
- RAM
- 4 GB
- 12 GB
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
- RAM type
- —
- RAM LPDDR5X
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 200 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.8
- ƒ/ 1.4
- Sensor
- Samsung S5KJN1
- Samsung ISOCELL HP2
- Pixel size
- 0.64 µm
- 0.60 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/2.76"
- 1/1.3"
- Flash
- LED
- Dual LED
- Optical stabilization
- No
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 120 fps
- Yes, 240 fps
- Features
- 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
- UIS, Noise reduction, Time-Lapse, 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Quadruple 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
Front camera
- Resolution
- 13 Mpx
- 12 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.0
- ƒ/ 2.2
- Sensor
- GalaxyCore GC13AO
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- Pixel size
- 1.10 µm
- 1.12 µm
Battery
- Capacity
- 5000 mAh
- 5000 mAh
- Type
- Li-Ion
- Li-Ion
- Fast charge
- Yes , 25.0W
- Yes , 60.0W
- Charge cycles
- 1200 cycles
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- Runtime
- ~ 44h
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- Features
- Non-removable
- Bypass Charging, Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Wireless charging
- —
- 25W Wireless charging
Storage
- Capacity
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- SD slot
- Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
- No
- Type
- —
- UFS Storage 4.1
Body
- Dimensions
- 77.9 mm 164.4 mm 7.9 mm Print 3D Model
- 78.1 mm 163.6 mm 7.9 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 200 g
- 214 g
- Materials
- Plastic
- Aluminium , Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
- Colors
- Black White Blue Gold Green
- Black White Gray Violet Cyan Rose Gold
- Water/dust resistance
- IP54
- IP68
- Drop resistance
- Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects
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- Repairability
- Class A B C D E
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- Usable surface
- 85 %
- 91 %
Software
- Operating system
- Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
- Android 16 Android 16
- Updates
- OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 3 years
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
- Google services
- With Google Mobile Services
- With Google Mobile Services
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM / eSIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 6.0 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), HID (Human Interface Profile), LE (Low Energy)
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 6E , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
- 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, Wi-Fi MiMO
- USB
- USB Type-C
- USB Type-C
- USB features
- Charging, OTG
- Charging, OTG
- Navigation
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5), Galileo (E1+E5a+E5b)
Networks
- 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)
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n66 (1700), n75 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- 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), 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), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), 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)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- Yes, on the side
- Yes, in screen
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Compass
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- No
- Yes
- Proximity
- —
- Yes
- Barometer
- —
- Yes
- Audio
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- Hi-Res Audio, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers
