Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 (Excellent) vs Apple iPhone 16e

Qualcomm® Snapdragon® 8 Gen2 Mobile Platform

Octa-core, 1 @3.36GHz, 4 @2.8GHz, 3 @2GHz

A18 chip New 6‑core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency cores New 4‑core GPU New 16‑core Neural Engine

Yes

Up to 256GB or 512GB

8GB

128GB | 256GB | 512GB

13

Yes

18

Subject to change based on future operating system updates

Enabled by TrueDepth camera for facial recognition

Send and receive money in Messages with Apple Cash

Complete purchases made with Apple Pay on your Mac

Pay for your ride using Express Transit

Learn more about Apple Pay

Learn more about Apple Cash

Activate hands-free with only your voice using “Siri” or “Hey Siri”, or use type to Siri

Protected by the strongest privacy of any intelligent assistant

Powered by Apple Intelligence1, Siri is more natural, contextually relevant, and personal

Learn more about Siri

 

n77 C-Band, n77 3.45GHz, n260

Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n77, n78, n257, n260

Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48 and 66

850/900/1700/2100/1900/2100MHz

850/900/1800/1900MHz

Quad-band

Yes

Yes

Yes

802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax (Wi-Fi 6E)

2.4GHz & 5.0GHz & 6.0GHz

Open, Secure

v5.3 + EDR, A2DP, HS, LE, aptX®

Up to 10 devices

Goodix

Yes

Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n79

Dual SIM capable with Physical SIM (Nano) as primary

Yes

Yes

Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71

850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz

850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz

Yes

Yes

FaceTime video calling over cellular or Wi-Fi

FaceTime HD (1080p) video calling over 5G or Wi‑Fi

FaceTime audio

Voice over LTE (VoLTE)

Wi-Fi calling

Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes

Wi‑Fi 6 (802.11ax) with 2x2 MIMO

Yes

With reader mode

5.3

iPhone 16e uses advanced eSIM technology for more convenience and security (not compatible with physical SIM cards).

Learn more about eSIM 

Learn more about traveling with eSIM

Yes

Safari

Accelerometer, Ambient Light, Barometer, Fingerprint, Gyroscope, Proximity, Geomagnetic, Hall

Face ID

Barometer

High dynamic range gyro

High-g accelerometer

Proximity sensor

Dual ambient light sensors

Insert pictures, video clips and sound clips easily (messaging charges apply)

Rich Communication Services (RCS) messaging compatible for larger file transfers and group messages with other RCS clients. See when messages are delivered, read and when others are typing a response.

POP3, IMAP4, SMTP, SSL, TLS, Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®

Yes

Yes

YouTube Music

MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DFF, DSF, APE

Via lockscreen

Apple Music®

AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos

Yes

M3, T3

Yes

M3, T3

Yes

Yes

The AT&T Eco-Rating 2.0 system gives you environmental and social details about this device. The system uses a total of 20 performance criteria across 5 different attributes, for a total rating of 1 to 5 stars: 19-20 (5-star), 16-18 (4-star), 13-15 (3-star), 10-12 (2-star), 8-9 (1-star)

4/4

3/3

1/1

2/2

10/10