Samsung Galaxy F16 is speculated to debut as a rebranded Galaxy A16.
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G was launched in October last year in India
Samsung is getting ready to launch a new Galaxy F-series smartphone in India. The company teased the handset on Flipkart without revealing the moniker. The upcoming device is being speculated to be the Galaxy F16. The support page for the purported phone has recently gone live on the Samsung India website. The Galaxy F16 also appeared on certification and benchmarking websites. It is likely to run on the MediaTek Dimensity 6300 SoC alongside 8GB of RAM.
Flipkart has created a dedicated microsite on its website teasing the arrival of a new Samsung phone in India (accessible through the app). The listing highlights the letter F and includes a tagline “Samsung got something fresh on the way" suggesting that a Galaxy F series phone will be unveiled soon. Although Samsung has not confirmed the moniker yet, it is believed that the Galaxy F16 may break cover soon.
Samsung Galaxy F Series phone teaser
Photo Credit: Flipkart
The support page for Galaxy F16 with model number SM-E166P/DS is already live on the Samsung India website. The handset earlier appeared on the Wi-Fi Alliance database and the listing showed that it will have dual-band Wi-Fi connectivity.
Meanwhile, the unannounced Galaxy F06 was also spotted on the Geekbench website with MediaTek Dimensity 6300 SoC, 8GB of RAM, and Android 14 operating system.
The Galaxy F16 is speculated to debut as a rebranded Galaxy A16, which was launched in October last year in India with a price tag of Rs. 18,999. It has a 6.7-inch full-HD+ AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate and runs on MediaTek Dimensity 6300 processor alongside 8GB RAM and up to 256GB storage. The Galaxy A16 5G has a triple rear camera unit comprising a 50-megapixel primary camera and a 13-megapixel selfie camera. It houses a 5,000mAh battery with 25W charging support.
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