Samsung Galaxy A16 4G vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy A16 4G Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G99, vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro, Manufactured in October, 2020with chipsetApple A14 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A16 4G
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 2815mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 Pro
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Lighter design: 189g vs 200g
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/128 GB - 4/256 GB - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.1 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1170x2532 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 385 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86 % | 87.1 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 99.6 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 277 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 3.6 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 164.4 mm (6.47 in) | 146.7 mm (5.78 in) |
| Width | 77.9 mm (3.07 in) | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) |
| Weight | 200 g (7.05 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP54 | IP68 |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - Gray - Blue - Green |
- Silver - Gold - Gray - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G99 | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 2200 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76) |
- 4/1.8 (Icestorm) - 2/3.1 (Firestorm) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 6 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MP2 | Apple A14 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 128 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 1000 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | 128 GFLOPS | 654.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 719 | 1941 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1852 | 5005 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 1296 | n/a |
| CPU | 131391 | 262691 |
| GPU | 63546 | 387783 |
| Memory | 91589 | 169306 |
| UX | 103753 | 285964 |
| NanoReview Score | 390279 | 1105744 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 38.1 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 76 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 44 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 7431 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 4 GB - 6 GB - 8 GB |
6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | 19.3 GB | 14 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 6.1 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 2815 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 20 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (53% in 30 min) | Yes (59% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:19 h | 1:30 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:11 h | 07:12 h |
| Video Playback | 14:45 h | 12:00 h |
| Games | 07:11 h | 04:33 h |
| Standby Mode | 141 h | 101 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8160x6120 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 120 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | n/a | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 5 MP Macro: 2 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX372 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.4 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | n/a | 52 mm |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 5 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/5.0 | 1/3.6 |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 70 |
| Preview | n/a | 77 |
| Zoom | n/a | 111 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4160x3120 pixels | 4290x2800 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1 | 1/3.6 |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | No | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 2 | n/a |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode |
| DisplayPort | No | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Varies by region | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA B1(2100), B5(850), B8(900) | UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66) |
| LTE category | n/a | 18 |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Budget | Flagship |
| Announced | October, 2024 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | November, 2024 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 199 | 1000 |
| Sensors | - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 12 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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