Samsung Galaxy A16 4G vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy A16 4G Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G99, vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20, Manufactured in August, 2020 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 990. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A16 4G
- Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4300mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Note 20
- Higher pixel density: 393ppi
- Lighter design: 192g vs 200g
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/128 GB - 4/256 GB - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 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 | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 385 ppi | 393 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 600 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86 % | 89.1 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 99.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 250 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 6.4 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 164.4 mm (6.47 in) | 161.6 mm (6.36 in) |
| Width | 77.9 mm (3.07 in) | 75.2 mm (2.96 in) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 8.3 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 200 g (7.05 oz) | 192 g (6.77 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP54 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - Gray - Blue - Green |
- Black - Green - Brown |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G99 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
| Max Frequency | 2200 MHz | 2730 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76) |
- 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.73 (Exynos M5) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 6 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MP2 | Mali-G77 MP11 |
| GPU Cores | 128 | 704 |
| GPU Frequency | 1000 MHz | 550 MHz |
| FLOPS | 128 GFLOPS | 1126 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 719 | 1148 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1852 | 3107 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 1296 | n/a |
| CPU | 131391 | 225316 |
| GPU | 63546 | 239949 |
| Memory | 91589 | 146041 |
| UX | 103753 | 164839 |
| NanoReview Score | 390279 | 776145 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 38.6 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 88 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 25 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 4317 |
| Writing score | n/a | 12721 |
| Web score | n/a | 8280 |
| Video editing | n/a | 5783 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 7654 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 10773 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 4 GB - 6 GB - 8 GB |
8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13) |
| OS Size | 19.3 GB | 35 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 6.1 | One UI 5.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 4300 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (53% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:19 h | 1:05 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:11 h | 07:01 h |
| Video Playback | 14:45 h | 12:33 h |
| Games | 07:11 h | 04:55 h |
| Standby Mode | 141 h | 96 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8160x6120 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 240 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: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX555 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76 | 1/1.76 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 64 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | n/a | 27 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung Bright S5KGW2 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/1.72 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.8 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 5 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5K2LA |
| Sensor size | 1/5.0 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 10 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4160x3120 pixels | 3872x2592 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX374 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1 | 1/3.2 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | No | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
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 | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode |
| DisplayPort | No | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Varies by region | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA B1(2100), B5(850), B8(900) | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41) | LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2000/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600) |
| LTE category | n/a | 20 |
| 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 | August, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | November, 2024 yr | August, 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 - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
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