Samsung Galaxy A13 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A56 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 02, 2021	Mar 01, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$249	$499

Design

Dimensions
6.48 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches 164.5 x 76.5 x 8.8 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
6.88 oz (195.0 g)	6.98 oz (198.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	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	Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 81.06% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 87.64% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 90Hz	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V/ZA (7 nm)	Samsung Exynos 1580
Processor
Octa-core 2× 2.2GHz Cortex-A76 6× 2.0GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x2.9GHz 3x2.6GHz​ 4x1.9GHz
GPU
Mali-G57 MC2	Xclipse 540
Memory
4GB/64GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC	not expandable
OS
Android (12, 11)	Android (15)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 45.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 3min

Browsing

17h 46min

Video

9h 9min

Gaming

10h 11min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information)	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	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

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
Yes	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band 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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n2, n5, n66, n77, SA, NSA, Sub-6, 5G Ready	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, 12, 14, 20, 29, 30, 66	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
1, 2, 4, 5	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
No
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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