An official listing for the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G reveals what upgrades to expect with Samsung's latest budget phone, including a bigger screen and six years of updates.

Samsung released the Galaxy A16, a new cheap 5G smartphone that offers 6 years of Android updates, setting a new standard in the industry.

Android 15 is expected to release to Pixel phones imminently, but Samsung device owners will have to wait a fair bit longer. Samsung has confirmed the first Android 15 beta (One UI 7) will arrive before the end of the year, but the full version won't come until the "next Galaxy".

Samsung has now confirmed the feared bad news for millions of Galaxy users, as they fall further and further behind Google’s Pixel and other Android devices, to say nothing of Apple’s iPhone, its arch rival in the premium smartphone category. For those who have paid $1000-plus for a new flagship, this will come as a nasty surprise.

The Galaxy A16 is first budget smartphone model from Samsung to come with six-year software support commitment, only a year less compared to its flagship models: Technology news

The Edge Panel is an example of what Samsung Galaxy phones do really well: It gives you a ton of options and features to play around with. You get more choices when it comes to font styles and color modes on Galaxy phones, whereas Pixel phones tend to be a little simpler and more minimal across the interface and the settings screens.

Samsung is setting a new record for Android updates per dollar, as the new Galaxy A16 has launched with a low price and 6 years of Android updates. Over the past year, the longevity of software support has become more important on Android,

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