Samsung Galaxy A56 5G

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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)
Weight 6.98 oz (198.0 g)
Materials Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray

Display

Size 6.7-inch
Resolution 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Technology Super AMOLED
Refresh rate 120Hz
Screen-to-body 87.64 %
Peak brightness 1900 cd/m2 (nit)
Features HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20 APL) 1715 (Good)
Bright Min 1.6 (Good)

Hardware

System chip Samsung Exynos 1580
Processor Octa-core
1x 2.9GHz + 3x 2.6GHz + 4x 1.9GHz
GPU Xclipse 540
RAM 8GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage 128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion not expandable
OS Android (15), One UI
This device has different variants: View all
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single 1361
GeekBench 6 Multi 3894
3D Mark High 1322
3D Mark Low 1313

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh
Type Li - Ion
Charging Fast charging
Charge speed Wired: 45.0W
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Battery Life Estimate: 7h 3min
Browsing: 17h 46min
Gaming: 10h 11min
Video: 9h 9min

Camera

Rear Triple camera
Main camera 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
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera 5 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash LED
Video recording 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)
Front 12 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)
PhoneArena Camera Test
Overall score: 122
Photo score: 131
Video score: 113

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth 5.3
Wi-Fi 802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6)
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB Type-C, USB 2.0
Location GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other NFC

Multimedia

Headphones No 3.5mm jack
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
4G (FDD) 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), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Buyers information

MSRP $ 499

Availability

Officially announced Mar 01, 2025
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Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage
Differences from the main variant:
Internal storage 256GB
With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
Differences from the main variant:
RAM 12GB
Internal storage 256GB

News

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