Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A16 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi 15C vs Apple iPhone Air

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Xiaomi Apple
Announced October 2024 Not announced yet September 2025
Status Coming Soon - October 2024 Rumored Coming Soon - September 2025
Price - - Rs. 119,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue Black, Light Gray, Gold, Light Green Blue, Violet, Gray Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.9 mm
(6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 in)
171.6 x 79.5 x 8 mm
(6.76 x 3.13 x 0.31 in)
156.2 x 74.7 x 5.6 mm
(6.15 x 2.94 x 0.22 in)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual sim model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 LTE LTE
5G Network 1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 SA/NSA SA/NSA/Sub6
SAR EU 0.38 W/kg (head)
0.94 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP54, dust and splash resistant
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 14, up to 6 major Android upgrades Android 15 iOS 26
User Interface One UI 6.1 HyperOS 2 -
Processor Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) or Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Exynos 1330 (5 nm) or Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm) - Hexa-core, Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)
GPU Mali-G68 MP2 or Mali-G57 MC2 - Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
RAM 8 GB 4 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 256 GB 1 TB
External Memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate, 800 Nits (HBM)
FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
120Hz, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
FHD+ LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED Screen
120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 Nits (typ)
1600 Nits (HBM), 3000 Nits (peak)
Ceramic Shield 2 Protection
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.7 inches 6.9 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (385 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (254 ppi) 1260 x 2736 pixels (463 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 85.89% 84.44% 88.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes no
Radio No FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP 50 MP 48 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF
QVGA, f/3.0
HDR
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 13 MP, f/2.0, (wide)

1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, OIS
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE 6.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0
GPS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS, NavIC
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM 256 GB, 4 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM 1 TB, 8 GB RAM or 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM NVMe
Expandable Storage microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast Battery Charging 25W
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 33W wired, PD
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min
20W wireless (MagSafe), 50% in 30 min
20W wireless (Qi2)
4.5W reverse wired
Capacity 5000 mAh 6000 mAh 3149 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -