Samsung slims down the Galaxy A16 with a larger display

Samsung's Galaxy A16 smartphone gets a larger screen in a slimmer body, with six years of OS updates.

The Galaxy A16 with a stylised screenshot of hot air balloons coming out of the screen.

The best thing about the announcement of the Galaxy A16 this week wasn't the slimmer body or the larger display.

It's the fact that it's the first announcement from Samsung I've seen in a long time that doesn't focus on Galaxy AI.

This is a $349 phone, with a 6.7-inch FHD+ (1080 x 2340) AMOLED display. Because of that budget price point, the processor isn't going to support the more demanding functions of Galaxy AI.