Samsung Galaxy A56 vs Samsung Galaxy A Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A56

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Samsung Galaxy A

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Samsung Galaxy A56 or Samsung Galaxy A Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A56 Samsung Galaxy A
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Release date 2025, March 02 2010, April
Dimensions (HxWxD) 162.2 x 77.5 x 7.4 mm | 6.39 x 6.39 x 3.05 in 119.5 x 59.8 x 12.5 mm | 4.7 x 4.7 x 2.35 in
Weight 198 g | 6.98 oz 128 g | 4.52 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame
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Colors Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray Deep Black, Cream White
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Ion 1500 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 560 h (2G) / Up to 450 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 13 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.7" in 3.7" in
Screen area 110.2 cm2 39.0 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 87.7% 54.5%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 480 x 800 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 385 PPI 252 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ Corning Gorilla Glass
Other specs - 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (HBM), 1900 nits (peak)
-Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Triple 5 MP, Single
Camera specs -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, f/2.4, (macro)
-5 MP, AF
Functions Best Face, LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 720p
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Single 0.3 MP, Single
Specifications 12 MP, f/2.2, (wide) VGA videocall camera
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 10-bit HDR

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 7 Android 2.1 (Eclair)
Chipset - Exynos 1580 (4 nm) - TI OMAP 3430
CPU - Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz & 3x2.6 GHz & 4x1.9 GHz) - 720 MHz Cortex-A8
GPU Xclipse 540 PowerVR SGX530
External memory No microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot), 8 GB included
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM 1 GB, 384 MB RAM

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Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) Mini-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
-5G - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
GPRS Yes Class 10
Edge Yes Class 10
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
GPS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes (market/region dependent)
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 2.1, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.32 W/kg (head)    
SAR EU - 0.61 W/kg (head)     1.05 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU - 0.48 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, proximity - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Circle to Search
- 45W Fast charging, 65% in 30 min, 100% in 68 min
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)

- DMB TV
-MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264 player
-MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
-Document viewer
Versions
- For South Korea

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