Samsung Galaxy A16 5G vs OnePlus 10 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy A16 5G Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1330, vs OnePlus 10 Pro, Manufactured in January, 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 200.5g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose OnePlus 10 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 525ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy A16 5G and OnePlus 10 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 AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1440x3216 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 385 ppi 525 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 800 nits 500 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 1000 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 86 % 89.9 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
825 nits
OnePlus 10 Pro
776 nits
sRGB gamut99.1 %98.3 %
PWM (Flicker)360 Hz342 Hz
Response time3 ms11 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.4 mm (6.47 in) 163 mm (6.42 in)
Width 77.9 mm (3.07 in) 73.9 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 200.5 g (7.07 oz)
Water resistance IP54 n/a
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- White
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
86 %
OnePlus 10 Pro
89.9 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy A16 5G and OnePlus 10 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
OnePlus 10 Pro
1300
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
2197
OnePlus 10 Pro
3445
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9921300
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)21973445
Geekbench Compute (GPU)1284n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
416063
OnePlus 10 Pro
1114156
CPU138567309169
GPU64160456180
Memory92755179061
UX120581169746
NanoReview Score4160631114156
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
n/a
OnePlus 10 Pro
9541
Max Surface Temp.n/a46.5 °C
Stabilityn/a64 %
Graphics Testn/a57 fps
Graphics Scoren/a9541
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
n/a
OnePlus 10 Pro
11771
Writing scoren/a17026
Web scoren/a9547
Video editingn/a5903
Data manipulationn/a9091
NanoReview Scoren/a11771

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- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 12.1 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 26 GB 32 GB
UI Skin One UI 6.1 OxygenOS 14

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (47% in 30 min) Yes (98% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:21 h 0:32 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
20:24
OnePlus 10 Pro
21:03
Web Browsing08:05 h07:41 h
Video Playback11:26 h12:41 h
Games06:26 h04:53 h
Standby Mode100 h108 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom 49 Optical, 3.3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 240 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (720p) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 150 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a23 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KJN1Sony IMX789
Sensor size1/2.761/1.43
Pixel size0.64 μm1.12 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a77 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV08A10
Sensor sizen/a1/4.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix5 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a14 mm
SensorSmartSens SC501Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/51/2.76
Pixel size1.12 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
72
OnePlus 10 Pro
124
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
93
OnePlus 10 Pro
119
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
77
OnePlus 10 Pro
122
Bokeh5565
Preview5268
Zoomn/a105

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor GalaxyCore GC13A0 Sony IMX615
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/2.74
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
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 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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM B2, 3, 5, 8
3G BandsWCDMA B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5 (850), B8 (900)WCDMA B1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B48/B66/B71)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers n/a Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
93.3 dB
OnePlus 10 Pro
88.1 dB

Other

Class Budget Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr January, 2022 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr January, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 899
MSRP ($) 199 n/a
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus 10 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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