Samsung Galaxy A56 5G vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Plus Specs Comparison

Availability

Expected Announcement
	Q3, 2026
Officially announced
Mar 01, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $499

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)
Weight
6.98 oz / 198.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 87.64% screen-to-body	12.4-inch
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI	2800x1752px, 16:10 ratio, 266 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Features
	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1715 (Good)	Untested
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 1580	Exynos 2500 / Dimensity 9500
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.9GHz 3x2.6GHz​ 4x1.9GHz
GPU
Xclipse 540	Yes
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB	12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1TB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (15)	Android (16)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1361	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
3894	Untested
3D Mark High
1322	Untested
3D Mark Low
1313	Untested

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Battery

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

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	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	13 MP (Autofocus)
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
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	Yes
Front
12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	12 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
Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSPA
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM + eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

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