Lower mid-range · 2024

Samsung Galaxy A16 5G

Name: Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
Brand: Samsung
Price: 250000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦160,000 to ₦260,000 · 14 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A15 5G Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy A07 4G's main sensor

Best for

Strength AMOLED screen

Extras Curved display

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.7″ AMOLED · 90Hz

1330 or Mediatek Dimensity 6300 4 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 25W charging

50 MP 3 rear · 13 MP selfie

5G NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.7″ · Super AMOLED · 1080 × 2340 · 90 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.7"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2340 px

Refresh rate

90 Hz

Brightness

824 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Mohs level 5

Performance

Exynos 1330 (5 nm) or Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Mali-G68 MP2 or Mali-G57 MC2

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Exynos 1330 (5 nm) or Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

435,895

v10

GeekBench

2,042

Graphics test

3DMark 360 (Wild Life Extreme)

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Mali-G68 MP2 or Mali-G57 MC2

Process

5 nm

CPU layout

2x Cortex A78 2.4 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz

Software & updates

Android 14, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 8.5 · 6-year support

Long support

How long the maker keeps shipping Android and security updates — the main thing that decides how many years this phone stays current.

Operating system

Android 14, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 8.5

Software support

6 years of updates

Updates remaining

~4 years

Camera

50 MP f/1.8 main · 13 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.8

Ultrawide

5 MP f/2.2

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

13 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Samsung S5KJN1, 1/2.76", 0.64µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy A07 4G , Samsung Galaxy A06

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Camera extras

Night mode

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

5000 mAh · 25 W wired

All-day

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab active use

12:08h

Lab endurance

43:30h

EU cycle rating

1,200 cycles

Wired charging

25 W

Removable

Audio

Very good (-25.7 LUFS)

Loudspeaker

Very good (-25.7 LUFS)

Memory

4 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

4/128GB · 6/128GB · 8/128GB · 6/256GB · 8/256GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.3

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B20, B28b, B28a

5G n1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

200 g · 7.9 mm · IP54

Height

164.4 mm

Width

77.9 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

Weight

200 g

IP rating

IP54

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · compass

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

DXOMARK test scores

Lab-tested scores from DXOMark — independent measurements, not manufacturer claims. Tap any card to view photo samples and the full review.

Scores are on DXOMark's open-ended 0–200 scale. Higher is better.

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 16

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

Smoother display

Super AMOLED vs OLED panel · 90 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.7″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

436k vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.8 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

Shorter tested battery life

12h 8m vs 15h 42m active use

Heavier in hand

200 g vs 170 g

₦740k cheaper Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S24

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

25% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Less smooth display

Super AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · Tradeoff: 6.7″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

436k vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

Heavier in hand

200 g vs 167 g

₦390k cheaper Full comparison

Where to buy

14 sellers·New from ₦160,000 to ₦255,000·Used from ₦175,000

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Jiji Used

₦175,000

Fair for used

De Daveth Enterprises

1.8 yrs · 31 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦185,000

Fair for used

Mo-Rose Techretail

5.8 yrs · 26 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦200,000

DOZZYDATA TELEGLOBAL

6.2 yrs · 249 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦215,000

Fair for used

Ranzy Kuti

8.6 yrs · 94 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦220,000

Fair for used

Kalostech

7.2 yrs · 14 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji New

₦255,000

BLACKHUB GADGETS

10.8 yrs · 341 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦260,000

DOZZYDATA TELEGLOBAL

6.2 yrs · 249 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji New

₦160,000

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Abdulsamad Aliyu

1.1 yrs · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦200,000

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Beatrice Betty

9.7 yrs · 1 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji New

₦220,000

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Williams Gadget

256GB

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Konga New

₦220,000

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WHOLESALE PHONES

128GB

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Konga New

₦244,500

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Kemyde

128GB

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Jiji New

₦250,000

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Global Hytess

256GB

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Konga New

₦255,000

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Obejor Computers

128GB

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