Samsung Galaxy A56 5G vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 01, 2025	Mar 17, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $499	12GB/256GB - $469

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)	6.41 x 3.07 x 0.32 inches 162.9 x 77.9 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.98 oz / 198.0 g	7.69 oz / 218.0 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

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 87.64% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 90.22% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, 3500 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI	2772x1280px, 447 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1715 (Good)	3362 (Excellent)
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	1.9 (Good)

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Hardware

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

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1361	2636
GeekBench 6 Multi
3894	8334
3D Mark High
1322	4194
3D Mark Low
1313	3416

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	8500 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 100.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 3min

Browsing

17h 46min

Video

9h 9min

Gaming

10h 11min

Battery Life Estimate

10h 21min

Browsing

26h 6min

Video

15h 26min

Gaming

9h 55min

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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	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
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)	20 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	Yes
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
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, 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	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
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM + eSIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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