Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A16 5G

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced January 2017 Not announced yet October 2024
Status Coming Soon - January 2017 Rumored Coming Soon - October 2024
Price Rs. 28,990 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Various Blue Black, Light Gray, Gold, Light Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
- 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.9 mm
(6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 in)
Weight - - 200 g (7.05 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual sim model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G Network - - 1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.38 W/kg (head)
0.94 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP54, dust and splash resistant
Notification LED Yes Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo) Android 14, up to 6 major Android upgrades
Processor 1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 1.9 GHz Octa-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 Octa 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)
GPU Mali-T860 MP4 Mali-T830MP3 Mali-G68 MP2 or Mali-G57 MC2
RAM 3 GB 4 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 32 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate, 800 Nits (HBM)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 5.5 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 2160 pixels (439 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (385 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.34% - 85.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP 16 MP 50 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Autofocus, f/1.8, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 16 MP [Similar] 16 MP, f/1.8, 1080p [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.0, (wide)

1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not 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
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast Battery Charging 25W
Capacity 3000 mAh 3300 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -