Samsung Galaxy A16 5G vs Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy A16 5G Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1330, vs Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro, Manufactured in April, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
  • Lighter design: 200g vs 215g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4600mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/128 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy A16 5G and Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Super AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.81 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1312x2848 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.54:9
Pixel density 385 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 800 nits 600 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 86 % 93.1 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
825 nits
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
957 nits
sRGB gamut99.1 %94.7 %
PWM (Flicker)360 Hz119 Hz
Response time3 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.4 mm (6.47 in) 163.6 mm (6.44 in)
Width 77.9 mm (3.07 in) 74.7 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 in) 9.15 mm (0.36 in)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 215 g (7.58 oz)
Water resistance IP54 IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- White
- Black
- Gold
- Green
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
86 %
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
93.1 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy A16 5G and Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 1330 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.4 (Cortex-A78)
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 5 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G68 MP2 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 64 1024
GPU Frequency 949 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 121.5 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
992
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
1464
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
2197
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
3918
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9921464
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)21973918
Geekbench Compute (GPU)1284n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
416063
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
1012201
CPU138567259919
GPU64160367772
Memory92755179429
UX120581205090
NanoReview Score4160631012201
3DMark Wild Life

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 4 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 12
OS Size 26 GB 21 GB
UI Skin One UI 6.1 Magic UI 6

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4600 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (100 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (47% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 12 min)
Full Charge Time 1:21 h 0:30 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
20:24
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
17:09
Web Browsing08:05 h07:18 h
Video Playback11:26 h12:02 h
Games06:26 h05:16 h
Standby Mode100 h68 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 9216x6912 pixels
Zoom 49 Optical, 3.5x
Flash LED 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) n/a
Wide-angle lens n/a 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal lengthn/a23 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KJN1Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/2.761/1.56
Pixel size0.64 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a64 MP
Aperturen/af/3.5
Focal lengthn/a90 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV64B
Sensor sizen/a1/2.0
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix5 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
SensorSmartSens SC501n/a
Sensor size1/51/2.5
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
72
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
132
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
93
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
117
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
77
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
126
Bokeh5560
Preview5262
Zoomn/a111

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 n/a
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor GalaxyCore GC13A0 n/a
Sensor size 1/3.1 n/a
Pixel size 1.12 μm n/a
Autofocus No n/a
Stabilization No n/a
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 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 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900n/a
3G BandsWCDMA B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5 (850), B8 (900)n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)n/a
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers n/a Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
93.3 dB
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
88.5 dB

Other

Class Budget Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr February, 2022 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr April, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 1100
MSRP ($) 199 n/a
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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