Samsung Galaxy A16 5G vs Apple iPhone X
Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy A16 5G Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1330, vs Apple iPhone X, Manufactured in November, 2017 with chipsetApple A11 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 2716mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone X
- Higher pixel density: 458ppi
- Lighter design: 174g vs 200g
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/128 GB - 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 3/64 GB - 3/256 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 | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 in | 5.8 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1125x2436 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 385 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86 % | 81.1 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 99.1 % | 99.3 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 360 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 3 ms | 2.2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 164.4 mm (6.47 in) | 143.6 mm (5.65 in) |
| Width | 77.9 mm (3.07 in) | 70.9 mm (2.79 in) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 7.7 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 200 g (7.05 oz) | 174 g (6.14 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP54 | IP67 |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Gray - Blue - Green |
- Silver - Gray |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1330 | Apple A11 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 2400 MHz | 2390 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.4 (Cortex-A78) |
- 4/1.42 (Mistral) - 2/2.39 (Monsoon) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 10 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP2 | Apple A11 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 64 | 192 |
| GPU Frequency | 949 MHz | 1066 MHz |
| FLOPS | 121.5 GFLOPS | 409.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 992 | 1089 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2197 | 2918 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 1284 | n/a |
| CPU | 138567 | 192337 |
| GPU | 64160 | 122353 |
| Memory | 92755 | 101238 |
| UX | 120581 | 91620 |
| NanoReview Score | 416063 | 507548 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 45.7 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 63 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 21 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 3522 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 4 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4 |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | - 64 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | iOS 11.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 16.5) |
| OS Size | 26 GB | 5.3 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 6.1 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 2716 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 18 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes Qi (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (47% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:21 h | 2:00 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:05 h | 05:31 h |
| Video Playback | 11:26 h | 09:07 h |
| Games | 06:26 h | 03:35 h |
| Standby Mode | 100 h | 93 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8160x6120 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | 49 | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | LED | Quad 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 240 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 120 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 5 MP Macro: 2 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 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 | 28 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN1 | Apple iSight Duo Camera |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76 | 1/3 |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.4 |
| 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 | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | n/a |
| Sensor | SmartSens SC501 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/5 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | n/a |
| Bokeh | 55 | n/a |
| Preview | 52 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 7 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4160x3120 pixels | 3472x2063 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 32 mm |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC13A0 | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | No | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | 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 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 2 | 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 |
| 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 | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5 (850), B8 (900) | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66(1700/B2100)) |
| LTE category | n/a | 16 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | n/a | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Budget | Flagship |
| Announced | October, 2024 yr | September, 2017 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2024 yr | November, 2017 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | n/a | 999 |
| MSRP ($) | 199 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
*
Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
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