Samsung Galaxy M56 VS Samsung Galaxy A56 Comparison

Samsung Galaxy M56

Released Date: Released 2025, April 17

Display Dimension: 6.74" 1080x2340 pixels

Device Body: 180g, 7.2mm thickness

Operating System: Android 15, up to 6 major upgrades, One UI 7

RAM Size: 8 GB RAM

Processor (CPU): Exynos 1480

Battery Capacity: 5000 mAh

Device Camera: 50MP • 2160p

Storage: 128GB/256GB storage, Unspecified

Samsung Galaxy A56

Released Date: Exp. release 2025, March

Display Dimension: 6.7" 1080x2340 pixels

Device Body: 198g, 7.4mm thickness

Operating System: Android 15, up to 6 major upgrades, One UI 7

RAM Size: 8/12 GB RAM

Processor (CPU): Exynos 1580

Battery Capacity: 5000 mAh

Device Camera: 50MP • 2160p

Storage: 128GB/256GB storage, no card slot

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, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66

5G bands

1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Launch

Announced

2025, April 17

2025, March 02

Status

Available. Released 2025, April 17

Coming soon. Exp. release 2025, March

Body

Dimensions

162 x 77.3 x 7.2 mm (6.38 x 3.04 x 0.28 in)

162.2 x 77.5 x 7.4 mm (6.39 x 3.05 x 0.29 in)

Weight

180 g (6.35 oz)

198 g (6.98 oz)

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), plastic frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame

SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-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

Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (HBM), 1900 nits (peak)

Size

6.74 inches, 111.5 cm2 (~89.0% screen-to-body ratio)

6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~87.7% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~382 ppi density)

1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+, Always-on display

Platform

OS

Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 7

Chipset

Exynos 1480 (4 nm)

Exynos 1580 (4 nm)

CPU

Octa-core (4x2.75 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz & 3x2.6 GHz & 4x1.9 GHz)

GPU

Xclipse 530

Xclipse 540

Memory

Card slot

Unspecified

No

Internal

128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, UFS 3.1

128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, UFS 3.1

Main Camera

Triple

50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide) 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)

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)

Features

LED flash, panorama, HDR

Best Face, LED flash, panorama, HDR

Video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, OIS, 10-bit HDR

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Selfie camera

Single

12 MP, f/2.2, (wide)

Video

Yes

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 10-bit HDR

Sound

Loudspeaker

Yes

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

No

Yes (market/region dependent)

Radio

No

USB

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Features

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, Virtual Proximity Sensing Circle to Search

Battery

Type

5000 mAh

Charging

45W wired

45W wired, 65% in 30 min, 100% in 68 min

Misc

Colors

Black, Light Green

Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray

Models

SM-M566B, SM-M566B/DS

SM-A566V, SM-A566B, SM-A566B/DS, SM-A566E, SM-A566E/DS, SM-A5660

SAR

0.71 W/kg (head)

1.32 W/kg (head)

Price

About 260 EUR

About 480 EUR

SAR EU

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0.61 W/kg (head) 1.05 W/kg (body)