Samsung Galaxy A56 5G vs Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 01, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $499	16GB/512GB - $1199 | €1299

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)	6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches 163.8 x 76.8 x 8.9 mm
Weight
6.98 oz / 198.0 g	8.01 oz / 227.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Dedicated game buttons
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 87.64% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 88.31% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits	OLED, 185Hz, HDR, 2500 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1715 (Good)	2230 (Excellent)
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	5.9 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 1580	Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.9GHz 3x2.6GHz​ 4x1.9GHz	Octa-core 2x4.32GHz Prime cores 6x3.53GHz Performance core
GPU
Xclipse 540	Adreno 830
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB	16GB (LPDDR5X)/512GB (UFS 4.0) 24GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (15)	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1361	3203
GeekBench 6 Multi
3894	10184
3D Mark High
1322	5935
3D Mark Low
1313	5813

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5800 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 65.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 3min

Browsing

17h 46min

Video

9h 9min

Gaming

10h 11min

Battery Life Estimate

8h 37min

Browsing

18h 25min

Video

12h 41min

Gaming

13h 41min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	13 MP (Ultra-wide)
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	13 MP (Telephoto, OIS) Optical zoom: 3.0x
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	32 MP Video capture: 1080p

PhoneArena Camera Tests

122

Overall

131

Photo

113

Video

138

Overall

138

Photo

137

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

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Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM + eSIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 24GB RAM and 1TB internal storage

Memory	24GB/1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1499 | €1499

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB