Samsung Galaxy A56 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A17 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 01, 2025	Aug 08, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$499	€239

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)	6.47 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.5 mm
Weight
6.98 oz (198.0 g)	6.77 oz (192.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP54
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray	Black, Gray, Blue

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 87.64% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI	2340x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Features
	HDR support, Ambient light sensor
Front cover display
	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 1580	Exynos 1330 S5E8535 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.9GHz 3x2.6GHz​ 4x1.9GHz	Octa-core 2x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A78 4x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A55
GPU
Xclipse 540	Mali-G68 MP2
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC
OS
Android (15)	Android (15), up to 6 OS updates

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 3min

Browsing

17h 46min

Video

9h 9min

Gaming

10h 11min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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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: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.76" 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	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5"
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	2 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)	13 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

122

Overall

131

Photo

113

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

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	a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, 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, 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
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n40, n41, n66, 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, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 6, 8, 9
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

Links

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