Samsung Galaxy A56 5G vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 01, 2025	Jul 09, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $499	$2000

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)	6.24 x 5.64 x 0.17 inches (~0.34 inches with camera bump) 158.4 x 143.2 x 4.2 mm (~8.6 mm with camera bump)
Folded
	6.24 x28.66 x3.50 inches (158.4 x 72.8 x 8.9)
Weight
6.98 oz / 198.0 g	7.58 oz / 215.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP48
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	Jetblack, Silver Shadow, Blue Shadow, Mint

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 87.64% screen-to-body	8.0-inch, 90.43% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2600 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI	2184x1968px, 367 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Features
	Folding inside the device, HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
	6.5 inches 2520 x1080 px Dynamic AMOLED 120Hz refresh rate, Scratch-resistant glass (Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2), Ambient light sensor, Proximity senso

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1715 (Good)	2495 (Excellent)
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	0.97 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 1580	Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy SM8750-AB (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.9GHz 3x2.6GHz​ 4x1.9GHz	Octa-core 2x4.47GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L 6x3.53GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M
GPU
Xclipse 540	Adreno 830
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB 16GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15)	Android (16)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1361	2948
GeekBench 6 Multi
3894	9365
3D Mark High
1322	5358
3D Mark Low
1313	2823

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	4400 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 3min

Browsing

17h 46min

Video

9h 9min

Gaming

10h 11min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 31min

Browsing

14h 18min

Video

6h 38min

Gaming

8h 43min

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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	200 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3" Pixel size: 0.6 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 67 mm Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, 10-bit HDR
Front
12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	10 MP (HDR) Folded: 10 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

122

Overall

131

Photo

113

Video

142

Overall

149

Photo

134

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,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
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
Features
	Dolby Atmos, aptX, aptX-HD

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	n1, n2, n5, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) 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, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM + eSIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 16GB RAM and 1TB internal storage

Memory	16GB/512GB

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