Samsung Galaxy S22 vs Samsung Galaxy A56 5G Specs Comparison

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8.5	6.1
Samsung Galaxy S22	Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
Released · Feb 25, 2022	Released · Mar 27, 2025
6.1-inch	6.7-inch
Triple camera	Triple camera
8GB · 128GB	8GB · 128GB
3700 mAh	5000 mAh
Check prices	Check prices

Design

Dimensions
5.75 x 2.78 x 0.30 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 146 x 70.6 x 7.6mm (~8.97 mm with camera bump)	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
5.89 oz (168.0 g)	6.98 oz (198.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Phantom Black, White, Pink Gold, Green	Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray

Display

Size
6.1-inch	6.7-inch
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5 ratio, 422 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Technology
Dynamic AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
120Hz	120Hz
Screen-to-body
88.57 %	87.64 %
Peak brightness
1500 cd/m2 (nit)	1900 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)	Samsung Exynos 1580
Processor
Octa-core 1x 3.00GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x 2.50GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x 1.80GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core 1x 2.9GHz + 3x 2.6GHz + 4x 1.9GHz
GPU
Adreno 730	Xclipse 540
RAM
8GB (LPDDR5)	8GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB (UFS 3.1)	128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (14, 13, 12), One UI	Android (15), One UI

Battery

Capacity
3700 mAh	5000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 45.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

12h 23min

Video

7h 26min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 3min

Browsing

17h 46min

Video

9h 9min

Gaming

10h 11min

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
10 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 69 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
7680x4320 (8K UHD) (24 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps) HDR, Picture-taking during video recording, 10-bit HDR	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)
Front
10 MP (PDAF, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)	12 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)

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Overall

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Photo

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Video

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Overall

131

Photo

113

Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.3
Wi-Fi
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6) Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6) Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
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	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n8, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 30, 2022 FCC ID value: A3LSMS901U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.03 W/kg Body: 1.15 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.25 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 799 / € 849	$ 499
In The Box
Phone, Type-C cable, Papers

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 09, 2022	Mar 01, 2025

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage


Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 849

With 256GB internal storage


Internal storage	256GB

International


System chip	Samsung Exynos 2200 (4 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 1x 2.8GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x 2.50GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x 1.7GHz Cortex-A510
GPU	Xclipse 920
Weight	5.89 oz (167.0 g)
5G	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n12, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage


RAM	12GB
Internal storage	256GB

Links

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