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Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
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Nothing Phone (3)
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G Nothing Phone (3)
Released · Mar 27, 2025
Released · Jul 15, 2025
6.7-inch · 2340x1080px
6.7-inch · 2800x1260px
Triple camera
Triple camera
8GB · 128GB
12GB · 256GB
5000 mAh
5150 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 01, 2025 Jul 01, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $499 $799

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) 		6.32 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches
160.6 x 75.6 x 9 mm
Weight
6.98 oz / 198.0 g 7.69 oz / 218.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+)
Frame: Aluminum 		Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray Black, White

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 87.64% screen-to-body 6.7-inch, 88.40% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 4500 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI 2800x1260px, 20:9 ratio, 460 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ Corning Gorilla Glass
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
1715 (Good) 1501 (Good)
Bright Min
1.6 (Good) 2 (Good)
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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 1580 Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8650-AB (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1x2.9GHz
3x2.6GHz​
4x1.9GHz 		Octa-core
1x3.21GHz Cortex-X4
3x3.0GH​z Cortex-A720
2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720>br>2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720
GPU
Xclipse 540 Adreno 825
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
8GB/256GB
12GB/256GB 		12GB/256GB (UFS 4.0)
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
Android (15) Android (15), up to 5 OS updates
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
1361 2165
GeekBench 6 Multi
3894 6930
3D Mark High
1322 4111
3D Mark Low
1313 3794
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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion 5150 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging
Qi wireless charging, Reverse 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
6h 45min
Browsing
14h 26min
Video
10h 33min
Gaming
9h 8min
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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)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.3"
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm 		50 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/2.76"
Third camera
5 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4 		50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.7
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps) 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
12 MP
Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps) 		50 MP
PhoneArena Camera Tests
122
Overall
131
Photo
113
Video
135
Overall
147
Photo
123
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 7
MIMO, 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, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC, Dual-band positioning, 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

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, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, 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, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 1, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s LTE-A
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
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