Samsung Galaxy A56 5G vs Nothing Phone (3a) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 01, 2025	Mar 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $499	8GB/128GB - €330 12GB/256GB - $379 | €379

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)	6.44 x 3.05 x 0.33 inches 163.52 x 77.5 x 8.35 mm
Weight
6.98 oz / 198.0 g	7.09 oz / 201.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP64
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray	Black, White, Blue

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 87.64% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 87.32% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits	OLED, 120Hz, 3000 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI	2392x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+	Panda Glass

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1715 (Good)	1184 (Average)
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	2.2 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 1580	Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SM7635 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.9GHz 3x2.6GHz​ 4x1.9GHz	Octa-core 1x2.5GHz Cortex-A720 3x2.4​GHz Cortex-A720 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Xclipse 540	Adreno 710
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB	8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15)	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1361	1174
GeekBench 6 Multi
3894	3337
3D Mark High
1322	1060
3D Mark Low
1313	1055

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 3min

Browsing

17h 46min

Video

9h 9min

Gaming

10h 11min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 38min

Browsing

17h 4min

Video

11h 6min

Gaming

11h 21min

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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: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.57"
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	50 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.74"
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps)
Front
12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	32 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

122

Overall

131

Photo

113

Video

126

Overall

135

Photo

117

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.4
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 Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, 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, 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, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
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 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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Samsung Galaxy A56 5G Specs	Nothing Phone (3a) Specs
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