Huawei Y9 (2019) vs Samsung Galaxy A56 5G Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
Huawei Y9 (2019) Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
Released · Jan 15, 2019
Released · Mar 27, 2025
6.5-inch · 2340x1080px
6.7-inch · 2340x1080px
Dual camera
Triple camera
4GB · 64GB
8GB · 128GB
4000 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Oct 01, 2018 Mar 01, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $499

Design

Dimensions
6.39 x 3.04 x 0.32 inches
162.4 x 77.1 x 8.05 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
6.10 oz / 173.0 g 6.98 oz / 198.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Purple, Blue Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 82.75% screen-to-body 6.7-inch, 87.64% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested 1715 (Good)
Bright Min
Untested 1.6 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) Samsung Exynos 1580
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1x2.9GHz
3x2.6GHz​
4x1.9GHz
GPU
Mali-G51 MP4 Xclipse 540
Memory
4GB/64GB 8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
8GB/256GB
12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB not expandable
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo) Android (15)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 1361
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 3894
3D Mark High
Untested 1322
3D Mark Low
Untested 1313

Battery

Type
4000 mAh 5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
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
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
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 LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
16 MP (Dual-Camera)
Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)
12 MP
Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
122
Overall
131
Photo
113
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
Yes 5.3
WLAN
Yes
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
microUSB, 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 GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
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
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording