Budget Samsung Galaxy A16 5G lands in Malaysia; yours for RM899

The new Samsung Galaxy A16 5G is now available in Malaysia and comes with plenty of perks for a budget phone including a large display and battery, expandable storage, a charger as well as six years of OS and security updates.

Perched just beneath the higher end Galaxy A55 and Galaxy A35, the Galaxy A16 clocks in at just RM899. For your money, you get 5G connectivity, a rather large 6.7-inch Super AMOLED display with FHD+ resolution (1080 x 2,340 pixels) with a 90Hz refresh rate while featuring thinner bezels, allowing Samsung to shave the size of the chassis down while making the display larger than its predecessor the Galaxy A15 from last year.

Powering the phone is an undisclosed chipset which is speculated to either be the Exynos 1330 or the Mediatek Dimensity 6300 paired with 8GB RAM and 256GB of expandable storage via a microSD card slot. The phone runs Android 14 and, belying its modest price point, offers a generous 6 years of OS and 6 years of security updates which is impressive especially for a budget phone.

The rear comes with a triple camera array which consists of a 50MP primary camera, a 5MP ultra wide angle camera and a 2MP macro camera while the front has a single 13MP camera. Keeping the Galaxy A16 powered is a 5,000mAh battery with 25W charging.

Samsung Galaxy A16 Malaysia price

As mentioned, the Galaxy A 16 retails for RM899 in Malaysia with your choice of gold, light green and blue black colourways.

For a limited time, purchasing the Galaxy A16 before 31 December 2024 at selected stores will get you a free 25W charger worth RM89, a free 128GB microSD card worth RM79 and an extended warranty worth RM99 on the house. To purchase, check out their official page at https://www.samsung.com/my/smartphones/galaxy-a/galaxy-a16-5g-gold-256gb-sm-a166pzdixme/buy/