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Samsung Galaxy A56

Samsung Galaxy A56
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  • Released 2025, March 10
    198g, 7.4mm thickness
    Android 15, up to 6 major upgrades, One UI 7
    128GB/256GB storage, no card slot
  • 59% 8,330,350 hits
  • 600 Become a fan
  • 6.7"
    1080x2340 pixels
  • 50MP
    2160p
  • 6-12GB RAM
    Exynos 1580
  • 5000mAh
    45W
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Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G
Launch Announced 2025, March 02
Status Available. Released 2025, March 10
Body Dimensions 162.2 x 77.5 x 7.4 mm (6.39 x 3.05 x 0.29 in)
Weight 198 g (6.98 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
 IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Display Type Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (HBM), 1900 nits (peak)
Size 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~87.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+, Mohs level 5
Platform OS Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 7
Chipset Exynos 1580 (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A520)
GPU Xclipse 540
Memory Card slot No
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
 UFS 3.1
Main Camera Triple 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
5 MP (macro)
Features Best Face, LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie camera Single 12 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (regional availability), 10-bit HDR
Sound Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
NFC Yes (market/region dependent)
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Features Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
 Virtual Proximity Sensing
Battery Type 5000 mAh
Charging 45W wired, 65% in 30 min, 100% in 68 min
Misc Colors Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray
Models SM-A566V, SM-A566B, SM-A566B/DS, SM-A566E, SM-A566E/DS, SM-A5660, SM-A566U, SM-A566U1, SM-A566W, SM-A566S
SAR 1.32 W/kg (head)    
SAR EU 0.61 W/kg (head)     1.05 W/kg (body)    
Price $ 308.29 / C$ 408.98 / £ 249.00 / € 286.99 / ₹ 38,999
Our Tests Performance AnTuTu: 908689 (v10)
GeekBench: 3899 (v6)
3DMark: 1332 (Wild Life Extreme)
Display 1213 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker -26.2 LUFS (Good)
Battery
Active use score 12:08h
EU LABEL Energy Class B
Battery 44:34h endurance, 2000 cycles
Free fall Class A (270 falls)
Repairability Class C

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128GB 8GB RAM $ 308.29 $ 499.99
256GB 8GB RAM $ 369.99 $ 549.99
256GB 12GB RAM $ 349.99 C$ 514.98

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Samsung Galaxy A56 review

Samsung Galaxy A56 review

Introduction and specs Samsung's popular Galaxy A56 mid-range smartphone is here, and it brings some notable upgrades over its predecessor, the Galaxy A55, without going up the price ladder. In...

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Samsung Galaxy A56 - user opinions and reviews

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  • Anonymous
  • pk4
  • 10 hours ago

A56 its big and heavy vs A52s very dificult to operate with one single hand

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  • Robot
  • 0x7
  • 12 hours ago

The processor is also better in the A56, in all respects. I feel like the camera is better too. Although if my old A52s hadn't broken down, I think I would still be using it. It was a very good and reliable phone. But now that I have the A56, I ...

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  • Christine
  • B@c
  • 16 hours ago

I think the camera is better in A56. But when it comes the the processor I don't know.

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