Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 vs Samsung Galaxy A56 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 10, 2024	Mar 01, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - $1900 | €1900	8GB/128GB - $499

Design

Dimensions
6.04 x 5.22 x 0.22 inches (~0.26 inches with camera bump) 153.5 x 132.6 x 5.6 mm (~6.7 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)
Folded
6.04 x2.68 x0.47 inches (153.5 x 68.1 x 12.1 mm)
Weight
8.43 oz / 239.0 g	6.98 oz / 198.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP48	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver Shadow, Pink, Navy, Crafted Black, White	Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray

Display

Size
7.6-inch, 90.56% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 87.64% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2600 nits	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits
Resolution
2160x1856px, 21.9:18 ratio, 375 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Features
Folding inside the device, HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
6.3 inches 2376 x968 px Dynamic AMOLED 120Hz refresh rate, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2), Ambient light sensor, Proximity senso

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2520 (Excellent)	1715 (Good)
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy SM8650-AC (4 nm)	Samsung Exynos 1580
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.40GHz Cortex-X4 3x3.15G​Hz Cortex-A720 2x2.9​6GHz Cortex-A720 2x2.2​7GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core 1x2.9GHz 3x2.6GHz​ 4x1.9GHz
GPU
Adreno 750	Xclipse 540
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB 12GB/1024GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15, 14)	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2252	1361
GeekBench 6 Multi
6796	3894
3D Mark High
4785	1322
3D Mark Low
2692	1313

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Battery

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

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 33min

Browsing

12h 42min

Video

7h 1min

Gaming

10h 30min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 3min

Browsing

17h 46min

Video

9h 9min

Gaming

10h 11min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.57" 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 (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.2" Pixel size: 1.12 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: 66 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) Continuous autofocus, EIS, 10-bit HDR	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
4 MP (Under-screen, HDR) Folded: 10 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

142

Overall

147

Photo

136

Video

122

Overall

131

Photo

113

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
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
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, n2, n5, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 48	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), 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 + eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: May 31, 2024 FCC ID value: A3LSMF956U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.08 W/kg Body: 1.14 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$2019

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	$2259

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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