Samsung Galaxy A56 5G vs Motorola Moto G Play (2026) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 01, 2025	Nov 05, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $499	4GB/64GB - $180

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)	6.58 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches 167.2 x 76.4 x 8.5 mm
Weight
6.98 oz / 198.0 g	7.13 oz / 202.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray	Pantone Tapestry

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 87.64% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 84.68% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits	IPS LCD, 120Hz, 1000 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI	1604x720px, 20:9 ratio, 262 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1715 (Good)	947 (Poor)
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	2.8 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 1580	Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.9GHz 3x2.6GHz​ 4x1.9GHz	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Xclipse 540	Mali-G57 MC2
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB	4GB/64GB (UFS 2.2)
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC
OS
Android (15)	Android (16)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1361	797
GeekBench 6 Multi
3894	2095
3D Mark High
1322	384
3D Mark Low
1313	381

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5200 mAh
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 18.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 3min

Browsing

17h 46min

Video

9h 9min

Gaming

10h 11min

Battery Life Estimate

9h 27min

Browsing

24h 57min

Video

12h 57min

Gaming

10h 16min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	32 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
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
4K UHD (30 fps)	Yes
Front
12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	8 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

122

Overall

131

Photo

113

Video

94

Overall

101

Photo

87

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

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	n2, n5, n7, n12, n14, n25, n26, n29, n30, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM + eSIM	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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