Samsung Galaxy A16 vs Nothing Phone (3a)

Samsung Galaxy A16

Samsung Galaxy A16

vsNothing Phone (3a)

Nothing Phone (3a)

Samsung Galaxy A16Nothing Phone (3a)
Display6.7" FHD+ Super AMOLED, 1080x2340, up to 90Hz6.77" flexible AMOLED, 1084x2392, adaptive 120Hz, 3000 nits peak
ChipsetOcta-core (2.4GHz + 2GHz)Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (4nm)
RAM8GB12GB
Storage128GB / 256GB128GB / 256GB
Rear Camera50MP main (f/1.8) + 5MP ultrawide (f/2.2) + 2MP macro (f/2.4)50MP main + 50MP telephoto 2x + 8MP ultrawide
Front Camera13MP (f/2.0)32MP
Battery5,000 mAh (typical), 25W wired charging (charger sold separately); no wireless charging listed5,000 mAh, 50W wired
OSAndroid with One UI 6.1 at launch (per Samsung's product page); up to 6 OS upgrades and 6 years of security updatesAndroid 15, Nothing OS 3.1
Dimensions164.4 x 77.9 x 7.9 mm, 192-200 g depending on market163.5 x 77.5 x 8.35 mm, 208 g
DurabilityIP54 dust and splash resistance—
Memory4GB + 128GB (Canada), 6GB + 128GB (India), 8GB + 256GB (Philippines); microSD up to 1.5TB—
Connectivity5G sub-6, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.3, NFC, USB-C 2.0, GPS/GLONASS/BeiDou/Galileo—
SecuritySamsung Knox Vault, fingerprint sensor—
ColorsBlue Black, Light Gray, Light Green (UK); Gold (Philippines)—
Water resistance—IP64