Sony Xperia 10 VI vs Samsung Galaxy A56 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Mar 01, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
€399	$499

Design

Dimensions
6.10 x 2.68 x 0.00 inches 155 x 68 8.3 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
5.78 oz (164.0 g)	6.98 oz (198.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Blue	Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 82.41% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 87.64% screen-to-body
Type
60Hz	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits
Resolution
2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 449 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Hardware

System chip
Snpadragon 6 Gen 1 SM6450 (4 nm)	Samsung Exynos 1580
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x2.9GHz 3x2.6GHz​ 4x1.9GHz
GPU
Adreno 710	Xclipse 540
Memory
8GB/128GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1500 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (14)	Android (15)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 20.0W	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 53min

Browsing

10h 53min

Video

13h 26min

Gaming

8h 29min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 3min

Browsing

17h 46min

Video

9h 9min

Gaming

10h 11min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2"	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/4"	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
8 MP	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

118

Overall

123

Photo

113

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 Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, 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, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM + eSIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

Links

Full specifications
Sony Xperia 10 VI Specs	Samsung Galaxy A56 5G Specs
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