Samsung Galaxy A56 5G vs Xiaomi 17 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 01, 2025	Oct 25, 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)	5.95 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches 151.1 x 71.8 x 8.1 mm
Weight
6.98 oz / 198.0 g	6.74 oz / 191.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray	Black, Blue, Pink, White

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 87.64% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 89.41% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, 3500 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI	2656x1220px, 19.5:5 ratio, 464 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Features
	Ambient light sensor, Proximity 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	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.9GHz 3x2.6GHz​ 4x1.9GHz	Octa-core 2x4.6GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L 6x3.62GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M
GPU
Xclipse 540	Adreno 840
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB	12GB/256GB (UFS 4.1) 12GB/512GB 16GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	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	7000 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 100.0W Wireless: 50.0W

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 Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.31"
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: F2.4 Focal Length: 17 mm Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	50 MP Optical zoom: 2.6x Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 60 mm Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps)
Front
12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	50 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	5.4
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
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, 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, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Infrared

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, n26, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, n80, n84, SA, NSA
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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	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

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