Galaxy A16 5G has IP54 design, six OS updates, €229 price tag

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Just a few hours ago, the Galaxy A16 5G was listed on the Samsung Netherlands website, making the entry-level/lower mid-range A-series phone official after weeks of leaks and rumors. Initially, Samsung didn't list a price for the phone, but it has now corrected that.

The Galaxy A16 5G has a suggested retail price of €229. Samsung launched the A15 5G for around €190-200, so for what it offers, the A16 5G is pretty well priced.

€229 price tag for some impressive features

The biggest highlight is the Galaxy A16 5G's eligibility for software updates for six years. It's the first non-flagship Galaxy smartphone to be eligible for more than five years of updates. The A15 5G is eligible for four major OS upgrades and five years of security updates, while the new model's six years of support will include both major OS upgrades and security updates.

The Galaxy A16 5G also brings better protection against the elements. Its design has an IP54 certification, which means it has some level of dust protection and will do fine with water splashes (but not a continuous stream). It's not as good as the IP67 certification available on more expensive A-series devices, but it is better than no official water and dust protection.

The Galaxy A16 5G sports a 6.7-inch 90Hz Full HD+ Super AMOLED display, the Exynos 1330 processor with 4GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage and support for 1.5TB microSD cards. It has a 5,000 mAh battery with 25W fast charging, 5G connectivity, triple rear cameras, and a 13MP front camera. It runs Android 14 out of the box, likely with One UI 6.1.

As of October 7, there is no option to actually buy the phone from Samsung. That should change before the end of the month. We should also see prices for other markets revealed in the coming days.

Abhijeet Mishra - Editor-in-Chief

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First Samsung device: SGH-D500

Abhijeet's writing career started with guides for custom firmware for Samsung devices (including the original Galaxy S), and he moved to SamMobile in mid-2013 and worked up the ranks to Editor-in-chief. In addition to phones and mobile devices, his interests include gaming on both PC and console, PC hardware, and spending countless hours on YouTube watching videos on tech, movies, games, politics, and internet dramas.

Phone Galaxy A16 5G

Galaxy A16 5G has IP54 design, six years of OS updates for 229 euros!

€229 price tag for some impressive features

Abhijeet Mishra - Editor-in-Chief

[email protected]

First Samsung device: SGH-D500

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