Samsung Galaxy A16 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A56 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 07, 2024	Mar 01, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$230 | €249	$499

Design

Dimensions
6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches (~0.36 inches with camera bump) 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.9 mm (~9.2 mm with camera bump)	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
7.05 oz / 200.0 g	6.98 oz / 198.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP54	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Blue Black, Light Gray, Gold, Light Green	Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 87.64% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

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Bright Max (20% APL)
736 (Poor)	1715 (Good)
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Exynos 1330 (5 nm)	Samsung Exynos 1580
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x2.9GHz 3x2.6GHz​ 4x1.9GHz
GPU
Mali-G68 MP2	Xclipse 540
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/256GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (14)	Android (15)

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GeekBench 6 Single
965	1361
GeekBench 6 Multi
1875	3894
3D Mark High
367	1322
3D Mark Low
360	1313

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 12min

Browsing

9h 43min

Video

11h 13min

Gaming

9h 52min

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 (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" 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
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
13 MP Video capture: 1080p	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

124

Overall

130

Photo

118

Video

122

Overall

131

Photo

113

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	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, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	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, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage and 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB/256GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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