Samsung Galaxy A16 5G vs Motorola Moto G (2026)
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy A16 5G (with Exynos 1330) that was released on October 7, 2024, against the Motorola Moto G (2026), which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 6300 and came out 1 year and 1 month after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
- 47% higher pixel density (385 vs 262 PPI)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- 22% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 960 and 790 points
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G (2026)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Stereo speakers
- The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 720 x 1604 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 385 ppi | 262 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86% | 84.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - |
| RGB color space | 99.1% | - |
| PWM | 360 Hz | - |
| Response time | 3 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.4 mm (6.47 inches) | 167.2 mm (6.58 inches) |
| Width | 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 200 g (7.05 oz) | 202 g (7.13 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP54 | - |
| Rear material | Plastic | Eco-leather |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Gray, Blue, Green | Blue, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
| Repairability | Good (3.2/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Very good (B) · 180 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1330 | MediaTek Dimensity 6300 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| L3 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP2 | Mali-G57 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 64 | 64 |
| GPU clock | 949 MHz | 1072 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~121.5 GFLOPS | ~137.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1284 | - |
| Single-core score | 960 | 790 |
| Multi-core score | 1826 | 2098 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 244407 | 223818 |
| GPU | 42598 | 61807 |
| Memory | 110301 | 116664 |
| UX | 178943 | 182944 |
| Total score | 576249 | 585233 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 139 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 13054 | 17054 |
| Video editing | 6777 | 6396 |
| Photo editing | 21291 | 25984 |
| Data manipulation | 9362 | 10001 |
| Writing score | 15837 | 13761 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1286 |
| 📘 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 960 / 1826 |
| 📘 2025-12-10 (Nait) | AnTuTu 11 | 576249 |
| 📘 2025-11-14 (Nait) | AnTuTu 11 | 491818 |
Motorola Moto G (2026)
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1536 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 16 |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | Hello UI |
| OS size | 26 GB | - |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 3 years | 2 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5200 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (47% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 1:21 hr | - |
| Battery cycles | 1200 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 08:05 hr | - |
| Watching video | 11:26 hr | - |
| Gaming | 06:26 hr | - |
| Standby | 100 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 5 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.61 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Sensor | SmartSens SC501 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Stabilization | No | No |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 55 | - |
| Preview | 52 | - |
| Zoom | 49 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A16 5G from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC13A0 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | No | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - 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 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Mid-range |
| Announced | October 2024 | November 2025 |
| Release date | October 2024 | November 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | $199 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy A17 5G | - |
| SAR (head) | 0.38 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 0.94 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | - |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Motorola Moto G (2026) is definitely a better buy.
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