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Sony Xperia 1 IV vs Samsung Galaxy A56 5G Specs Comparison

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8.0
Sony Xperia 1 IV
6.1
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
Sony Xperia 1 IV Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
Released · May 30, 2022
Released · Mar 27, 2025
6.5-inch · 3840x1644px
6.7-inch · 2340x1080px
Quad camera
Triple camera
12GB · 256GB
8GB · 128GB
5000 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
May 11, 2022 Mar 01, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $499

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches
165 x 71 x 8.2 mm 		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
6.53 oz / 185.0 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
Yes; IP67 Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key, Other Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 83.99% screen-to-body 6.7-inch, 87.64% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits
Resolution
3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested 1715 (Good)
Bright Min
1.7 (Good) 1.6 (Good)
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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) Samsung Exynos 1580
Processor
Octa-core
1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2
3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710
4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510 		Octa-core
1x2.9GHz
3x2.6GHz​
4x1.9GHz
GPU
Adreno 730 Xclipse 540
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5)/256GB
16GB/512GB 		8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
8GB/256GB
12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC not expandable
OS
Android (13, 12) Android (15)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 1361
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 3894
3D Mark High
Untested 1322
3D Mark Low
Untested 1313
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Battery

Type
5000 mAh 5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging
Qi wireless charging 		Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W Wired: 45.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
10h 42min
Video
6h 32min
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
7h 3min
Browsing
17h 46min
Video
9h 9min
Gaming
10h 11min
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Camera

Rear
Quad camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 1.8 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: 16 mm 		12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 5.2x
Aperture size: F2.3 		5 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
Yes 4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
12 MP 12 MP
Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
122
Overall
131
Photo
113
Video
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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2 5.3
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 Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
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
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66, 71 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Alternative variants

With 16GB RAM and 512 GB internal storage
Memory 16GB/512GB
With 256GB internal storage
Memory 256GB
For Europe
5G Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
Memory 12GB/256GB
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