Samsung Galaxy A24 4G vs A16 5G
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Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy A24 4G (with MediaTek Helio G99) that was released on April 19, 2023, against the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1330 and came out 1 year and 6 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A24 4G
- Shows 36% longer battery life (27:40 vs 20:24 hours)
- Optical image stabilization
- Delivers 23% higher peak brightness (1004 against 818 nits)
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
- Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
- The phone is 1 year and 6 months newer
- 34% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 960 and 714 points
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 396 ppi | 385 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.5% | 86% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 99.1% |
| PWM | - | 360 Hz |
| Response time | - | 3 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.1 mm (6.38 inches) | 164.4 mm (6.47 inches) |
| Width | 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) | 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 195 g (6.88 oz) | 200 g (7.05 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP54 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green, Red | White, Gray, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.2/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Very good (B) · 180 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G99 | Samsung Exynos 1330 |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MC2 | Mali-G68 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 64 | 64 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 949 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~128 GFLOPS | ~121.5 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 1284 |
| Single-core score | 714 | 960 |
| Multi-core score | 1906 | 1826 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 216008 | 244407 |
| GPU | 44464 | 42598 |
| Memory | 111928 | 110301 |
| UX | 155670 | 178943 |
| Total score | 528070 | 576249 |
| Samples | [5 tests] | [2 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | 133 | 139 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 344 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9010 | 13054 |
| Video editing | 5482 | 6777 |
| Photo editing | 14841 | 21291 |
| Data manipulation | 8315 | 9362 |
| Writing score | 11562 | 15837 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A24 4G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-03 (Joe) | AnTuTu 12 | 642231 |
| 📘 2026-04-16 (İsmet) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 718 / 1821 |
| 📘 2026-04-11 (Taha) | AnTuTu 11 | 543676 |
| 📘 2026-02-22 (imreefun52) | AnTuTu 11 | 525749 |
| 📘 2026-02-20 (Ayaz) | AnTuTu 11 | 531545 |
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1286 |
| 📘 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 960 / 1826 |
| 📘 2025-12-10 (Nait) | AnTuTu 11 | 576249 |
| 📘 2025-11-14 (Nait) | AnTuTu 11 | 491818 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1536 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | One UI 8.5 |
| OS size | 26.7 GB | 26 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 3 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (46% in 30 min) | Yes (47% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:29 hr | 1:21 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1200 cycles |
| Web browsing | 09:37 hr | 08:05 hr |
| Watching video | 14:45 hr | 11:26 hr |
| Gaming | 05:51 hr | 06:26 hr |
| Standby | 157 hr | 100 hr |
General battery life
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Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 8160 x 6120 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 5 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 5 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 17 mm | - |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore 5035 | SmartSens SC501 |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC02M1 | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 55 |
| Preview | - | 52 |
| Zoom | - | 49 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A16 5G from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | 4160 x 3120 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | SK Hynix Hi-1339 | GalaxyCore GC13A0 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 13 | - |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Budget |
| Announced | April 2023 | October 2024 |
| Release date | May 2023 | October 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $215 | $199 |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Galaxy A17 5G |
| SAR (head) | 0.41 W/kg | 0.38 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.3 W/kg | 0.94 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, performance, and design are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G. But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A24 4G.
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