Asus ZenFone 5z vs Samsung Galaxy A56 5G Specs Comparison

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7.8	6.1
Asus ZenFone 5z	Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
Released · Jun 13, 2018	Released · Mar 27, 2025
6.2-inch · 2246x1080px	6.7-inch · 2340x1080px
Dual camera	Triple camera
8GB · 256GB	8GB · 128GB
3300 mAh	5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 27, 2018	Mar 01, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	$499

Design

Dimensions
6.02 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches 153 x 75.65 x 7.7 mm	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
5.82 oz (165.0 g)	6.98 oz (198.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Blue	Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 83.69% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 87.64% screen-to-body
Type
Super IPS+ LCD, 500 nits	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits
Resolution
2246x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 402 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)	Samsung Exynos 1580
Processor
Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385	Octa-core 1x2.9GHz 3x2.6GHz 4x1.9GHz
GPU
Adreno 630	Xclipse 540
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 4GB/64GB 6GB/128GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (15)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 3min

Browsing

17h 46min

Video

9h 9min

Gaming

10h 11min

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	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
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

122

Overall

131

Photo

113

Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	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	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
DTS:X Virtual Surround, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	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, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 3, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 12, 2018 FCC ID value: MSQZ01RD
Measured SAR
Head: 1.16 W/kg Body: 0.89 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage


Memory	6GB/128GB

With 256GB internal storage


Memory	256GB

with 64 GB storage


Memory	4GB/64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$499

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage


Memory	12GB/256GB

Links

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