Moto G85 vs Samsung Galaxy A16 5G

Comparing the Moto G85 vs Samsung Galaxy A16 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Moto G85 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,145, while Samsung Galaxy A16 5G scores 1,948, making Moto G85 the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy A16 5G offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while Moto G85 offers 6.67 inches, making Samsung Galaxy A16 5G the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A16 5G features a Super AMOLED display compared to Moto G85's P-OLED, making Samsung Galaxy A16 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Moto G85 and Samsung Galaxy A16 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Moto G85 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A16 5G offers 13 MP, making Moto G85 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Moto G85 delivers longer battery life with 11h 33m, while Samsung Galaxy A16 5G delivers 9h 42m, making Moto G85 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Moto G85 and Samsung Galaxy A16 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Moto G85 and Samsung Galaxy A16 5G equally at 7.5.

User Rating: Moto G85 and Samsung Galaxy A16 5G both receive the same user rating of 4.2.

Moto G85

₹17,840

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Samsung Galaxy A16 5G

₹15,499

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Summary

Spec Score

81%

78%

Release Date

16 Jul, 2024

18 Oct, 2024

Performance


Snapdragon 6s Gen 3	MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
P-OLED	Super AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	2 MP Macro Camera

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	13 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5000 mAh	5000 mAh
33W Turbo Power Charging	25W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 2.0

Expert Review

7.5/10

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Pros

Excellent design
Beautiful curved screen
Capable cameras

Ergonomic design
Decent display
Versatile cameras
6 years of software support

Cons

Sub-par IP rating
Performance could have been better

Cameras could have been better
No charger in the box

User Ratings

4.2/5

(769 ratings)

4.2/5

(5,240 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

471,687 AnTuTu Score	411,561 AnTuTu Score
11h 33m Battery Life (PC Mark)	9h 42m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jul 16, 2024

(Official)

Oct 18, 2024

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

OS Updates

2 Years

6 Years

Security Updates

4 Years

6 Years

Custom UI

Hello UI

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3

MediaTek Dimensity 6300

Processor

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 619

Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

471,687

411,561

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

22.0 s

28.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

19.9 %

34.6 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

P-OLED (Curved Display)

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1600 nits

800 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

395 ppi

385 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.8 %

85.86 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes with notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93 %

84.6 %

Design

Height

161.91 mm

164.4 mm

Width

73.06 mm

77.9 mm

Thickness

7.59 mm

7.9 mm

Weight

172 grams

192 grams

Build Material

Back: PMMA Vegan Leather

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP52

Yes Splash proof IP54

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.95" sensor size LYT 600 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 80° field-of-view1/2.76" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

8 MP
f/1.67 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size

5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

N/A	2 MP f/2.4 Macro Camera1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Quad Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera0.7µm pixel size

13 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Turbo Power Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

11h 33m

9h 42m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 2m 0s

1h 19m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 2.0

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Yes Up to 1.5 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)