Product
Huawei nova 8i
Huawei nova 8i
Samsung Galaxy A16
Samsung Galaxy A16
Battery
Charging 66W wired, 60% in 17 min, 100% in 38 min 25W wired
Type Li-Po 4300 mAh 5000 mAh
Body
Build - Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Dimensions 161.9 x 74.7 x 8.6 mm (6.37 x 2.94 x 0.34 in) 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.9 mm (6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight 190 g (6.70 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
  - IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
NFC No Yes (market/region dependent)
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Radio No FM radio (market/region dependent)
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Resolution 1080 x 2376 pixels (~391 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
Size 6.67 inches, 108.1 cm2 (~89.4% screen-to-body ratio) 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED, 90Hz
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, compass
  - Virtual proximity sensing
Launch
Announced 2021, July 07 2024, October 15
Status Available. Released 2021, July 22 Available. Released 2024, November 20
Main Camera
Features LED flash, Panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Quad 64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 17mm (ultrawide) 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) -
Triple - 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
Misc
Colors Moonlight Silver, Interstellar Blue, Starry Black Gray, water green, midnight blue
Models NEN-L22, NEN-LX1, NEN-LX3 SM-A165F, SM-A165F/DS, SM-A165M, SM-A165M/DS
SAR EU - 0.31 W/kg (head)     1.08 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Platform
Chipset Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm) Mediatek Helio G99 (6 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 610 Mali-G57 MC2
OS Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services Android 14, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 7
Selfie camera
Features HDR -
Single 16 MP, f/2.0, (wide) 13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack Yes No
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
Tests
Battery (new) - Active use score 14:43h
Display - 808 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker - -25.2 LUFS (Very good)
Performance - AnTuTu: 387422 (v10)GeekBench: 1920 (v6)3DMark: 345 (Wild Life Extreme)