Galaxy A16 5G ownership timeline

1. Purchase / launch

   25 Oct 2024

   Release date on file for this phone.endoflife.dateSamsung

2. Support reference date

   25 Oct 2030

   About 4.0 years to the published manufacturer horizon. Check the model and conditions in the source.

   Announced by the manufacturer, viaendoflife.dateSamsung

   Updates

3. Estimated battery-repair milestone

   Estimate 7 Feb 2028

   The EU label rates the battery for 1,200 full charges before it falls to 80%. At one full charge a day, that is about 3.3 years after launch. Real phones vary. This is not a promised failure date.EPREL

   A first screen repair has no sourced age. An official screen price, where we have one, is a cost only.

   Samsung parts and repair portal

4. Resale evidence

   Not estimated

   No observed resale-price history is available to establish a drop in value. We do not forecast a resale-drop date from a support reference.

   Trade-in value

How this chart is built

• Launch uses the release date stored for the phone, with its source. On an iPhone the Apple support page is listed first.
• Software support uses the same reference as the rest of FixIndex: a manufacturer date when it is the later one, otherwise a conservative floor calculated from EU-label data. The calculated floor is not a confirmed end date.
• The repair marker is an estimate: EU rated charge cycles, one full charge a day, counted from the release date. Official battery and screen prices are costs, not dates.
• No resale-drop date is forecast. A manufacturer date or calculated EU floor does not establish a market-value change. Observed sell quotes can support a euro comparison, but without an observed price history they do not establish when a drop occurs.

Still open: observed trade-in prices, and a sourced age for screen repairs.

OverviewKeep, sell or upgradeBattery healthDeal integrityeSIM and SIM