Updated : Aug 26, 2025, 3:06 AM

Samsung Galaxy A56 5G

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Released · Mar 27, 2025

6.7-inch · 2340x1080px

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Availability
Officially announced	Mar 01, 2025
Prices (MSRP)	$499

Design
Dimensions	6.39 x 3.05 x 0.29 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 162.2 x 77.5 x 7.4 mm (~8.9 mm with camera bump)
Weight	6.98 oz / 198.0 g
Materials	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors	Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray

Display
Size	6.7-inch, 87.64% screen-to-body
Type	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits
Resolution	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20 APL)	1715 (Good)
Bright Min	1.6 (Good)
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Hardware
System chip	Samsung Exynos 1580
Processor	Octa-core 1x2.9GHz 3x2.6GHz 4x1.9GHz
GPU	Xclipse 540
Memory	8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion	not expandable
OS	Android (15)
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PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single	1361
GeekBench 6 Multi	3894
3D Mark High	1322
3D Mark Low	1313
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Battery
Type	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging	Fast charging
Charge speed	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Test
Battery Life Estimate:	7h 3min
Browsing:	17h 46min
Gaming:	10h 11min
Video:	9h 9min
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Camera
Rear	Triple camera
Main camera	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash	LED
Video recording	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Test
Overall score:	122
Photo score:	131
Video score:	113
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Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	5.3
WLAN	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other	NFC

Multimedia
Headphones	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)	Noise cancellation

Cellular
5G Bands	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40, 41
3G Bands	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Differences from the main variant:
Memory	256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Differences from the main variant:
Memory	12GB/256GB

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