Samsung Galaxy A17 vs Samsung Galaxy A16

The Samsung Galaxy A17 scores 5.4 in our rating, and the Samsung Galaxy A16 scores 5.0. The Samsung Galaxy A17 leads in display and camera. The Samsung Galaxy A17 is the newer phone, announced in September 2025.

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Samsung Samsung Galaxy A17

5.4 Price TBA

Top score

Samsung Samsung Galaxy A16

5.0 Price TBA

Key differences

Why choose the Samsung Galaxy A17

Newer model Sep 2025 vs Oct 15, 2024
Lighter 190 g vs 200 g
Thinner 7.5 mm vs 7.9 mm
Optical image stabilization

Why choose the Samsung Galaxy A16

No clear spec advantage in our data.

PhoneRanked scores

Calculated from specs, relative to phones from the same year and price range. How we rate phones

Value for money marked “est.” is an estimate: that phone has no official US launch price, so it is not highlighted against the others.

Spec Samsung Galaxy A17Samsung Galaxy A16

Overall 5.4 5.0

Display 7.3 6.2

Performance 2.9 2.9

Camera 4.8 4.1

Battery 4.8 4.8

Design 6.4 6.3

Software support 8.4 8.4

Value for money 5.0 est. 5.0 est.

Display

Spec Samsung Galaxy A17Samsung Galaxy A16

Size 6.7 inches 6.7 inches

Type OLED, Super AMOLED OLED, Super AMOLED

Resolution 1080 × 2340 px 1080 × 2340 px

Pixel density 385 ppi 385 ppi

Refresh rate 90 Hz 90 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness — 800 nits

Protection Gorilla Glass Victus+ —

Performance

Spec Samsung Galaxy A17Samsung Galaxy A16

Chipset Helio G99 Helio G99

Process 6 nm 6 nm

Max CPU clock 2.2 GHz 2.2 GHz

GPU Mali-G57 MC2 Mali-G57 MC2

RAM 4 GB 4 GB

Storage 128 GB 128 GB

microSD slot ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Cameras

Spec Samsung Galaxy A17Samsung Galaxy A16

Main camera 50 MP, f/1.8 50 MP, f/1.8

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✕ No

Ultrawide 5 MP 5 MP

Rear cameras 3 3

Rear video 1080p@30 1080p@30

Front camera 13 MP 13 MP

Battery and charging

Spec Samsung Galaxy A17Samsung Galaxy A16

Capacity 5,000 mAh 5,000 mAh

Wired charging 25 W 25 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✕ No

Design and build

Spec Samsung Galaxy A17Samsung Galaxy A16

Dimensions 164.4 × 77.9 × 7.5 mm 164.4 × 77.9 × 7.9 mm

Thickness 7.5 mm 7.9 mm

Weight 190 g 200 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Water resistance IP54 IP54

Fingerprint Side-mounted Side-mounted

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Black, Grey, Light Blue Light Green, Black, Gray

Connectivity and features

Spec Samsung Galaxy A17Samsung Galaxy A16

5G ✕ No ✕ No

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 5 Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth 5.3 5.3

USB USB-C 2.0 USB-C 2.0

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✕ No ✕ No

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✕ No ✕ No

Software

Spec Samsung Galaxy A17Samsung Galaxy A16

OS at launch Android 15 Android 14

Interface One UI 7 One UI 6.1

OS updates 6 years 6 years

Security updates 6 years 6 years

Launch and price

Spec Samsung Galaxy A17Samsung Galaxy A16

Announced Sep 2025 Oct 15, 2024

Status Released Released

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