Samsung Galaxy A56 5G vs Honor Magic V5 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 01, 2025	Jul 02, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $499	€1999

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)	6.17 x 5.74 x 0.16 inches 156.8 x 145.9 x 4.1 mm
Folded
	(156.8 x 74.3 x 8.8 mm)
Weight
6.98 oz / 198.0 g	7.65 oz / 217.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP59
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray	Black, Ivory White, Dawn Gold, Reddish Brown

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 87.64% screen-to-body	8.0-inch, 88.95% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 5000 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI	2352x2172px, 403 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Features
	Folding inside the device, HDR support, Dolby Vision, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
	6.4 inches 2376 x1060 px OLED 120Hz refresh rate, HDR support

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1715 (Good)	1188 (Average)
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	1.6 (Good)

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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 1x3.3GHz Cortex-X4 3x3.2GH​z Cortex-A720 2x3.0GHz Cortex-A720 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Xclipse 540	Adreno 750830
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB	12GB/256GB 16GB/512GB 16GB/1TB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15)	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1361	3094
GeekBench 6 Multi
3894	9257
3D Mark High
1322	5065
3D Mark Low
1313	4443

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5820 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 66.0W Wireless: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 3min

Browsing

17h 46min

Video

9h 9min

Gaming

10h 11min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 21min

Browsing

13h 5min

Video

9h 47min

Gaming

9h 48min

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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, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 23 mm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	50 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 13 mm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	64 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.5 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/2"
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	20 MP Folded: 20 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

122

Overall

131

Photo

113

Video

140

Overall

150

Photo

129

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	6.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 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, n3, n5, n8, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, 5G Ready
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, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
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	eSIM, Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G Specs	Honor Magic V5 Specs
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