Samsung Galaxy A56 review
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- 21 Mar 2025
Mills, 21 Mar 2025Decent CPU/GPU performance against competitors.
Similar sc... moreI'm eager to read upcoming long term use reviews to know if Exynos 1580 has improved in terms of power optimization and autonomy.
My A54 powered Exynos 1380 still sucks in that domain, very fast battery drainer under moderate, intensive use and even on idle mode overnight (100% to 83/79%) with Wi-Fi and mobile data off...Very frustrating and disappointing as none of the os updates received up to now could fix it.
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- 21 Mar 2025
Anonymous, 21 Mar 2025Wow this review was a bit of a surprise. The camera review ... moreVideo playback is more reflecting of media engine and display than chip, browsing reflect cpu better, gaming is disappointment, I don't know it's bug or what but for something which sustain 99% of perfomance shouldn't have that worse score.
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- 21 Mar 2025
I tested the PWM frequency and it's as bad as ever.
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- 21 Mar 2025
Anonymous, 21 Mar 2025Well, at least samsung does not pretend their phones have 1... moreWhich phone? Notebookcheck isnt exactly reliable with their numbers.
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- 21 Mar 2025
It's one thing to not include a charger, but to include a cable that doesn't support the advertised charging speed is deceitful.
If people want a giant brick, the Nothing 3a Pro has a far better camera experience and a better UI. It's not my cup of tea due to its size, but I'd choose it over the A56.
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- 21 Mar 2025
Wow this review was a bit of a surprise. The camera review was a bit of a mauling. Plus why is the battery life so much worse than the A55 with a far more efficient chipset? If anything this review makes the A55 look better. Better battery, decent camera and with an SD card slot and comparable performance to the Nothing 3a albeit slightly less as it's a year older.
Even the 3a had worse battery life than the 2a. I'm not used to battery life getting worse each year.
Over to Motorola Edge and G series and Oneplus Nord 5 for the midrange crown. Maybe even the Pixel 9a.
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- 21 Mar 2025
Anonymous, 21 Mar 2025I knew this review would drop today. GSMArena is predict... moreWhat's significant about today?
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- 21 Mar 2025
Does it matter when it's 8 or 12 GB RAM?
So the test will be worse with bigger RAM maybe?
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- 21 Mar 2025
vik457, 21 Mar 2025Also bfi ≠ pwmWell, i don't think A55's problem is pwm or bfi... More like combination of pwm and glittering coating.. like Anti-Reflexion film, which plays badly with pwm underneath and on top you get bluish color/backlight... I haven't seen that on any other Samsung phone, but i hope their next models don't have it.. I personally can't use A55 because of that
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- 21 Mar 2025
jgblanco88, 21 Mar 2025Is not fake marketing, but A, these high frequency flickers... moreAlso bfi ≠ pwm
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- 21 Mar 2025
Anonymous, 21 Mar 2025Well, at least samsung does not pretend their phones have 1... moreIs not fake marketing, but A, these high frequency flickers happen only at low brighness levels, and B, you need special equipment to measure it correctly. If you browse recent reviews of notebookcheck, for example, now they're able to get numbers close to what the manufacturers claim. They weren't able to do it not so long ago with many reviews.
Also, real issue isn't frequency alone, but modulation depth. And there, Samsung and Apple are within the worst offenders with close to 100% modulation.
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- 21 Mar 2025
T0MI, 21 Mar 2025Those who always complain about GSMArena always giving too ... moreWith a formidable 5,500mAh battery (yielding a 14-15 hour GSM Battery Score) and a robust 12GB of RAM, the S24FE would have transcended into legend.
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- 21 Mar 2025
T0MI, 21 Mar 2025Those who always complain about GSMArena always giving too ... moreGoogle Pixel 9A and Samsung Galaxy A56 trying hard to make the iPhone 16E (not even the same 48MP sensor as on the iPhone 15 or iPhone 16, not even iPhone 16-tier battery life despite a new modem and larger battery capacity) seem like a good price to ratio device
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- 21 Mar 2025
PureOS, 21 Mar 2025To much compromises. No micro SD, virtual proximity sensor,... moreWell, at least samsung does not pretend their phones have 1920, 2160, 3840 Hz flickering when tests show 240 or less like certain brands.
EU should start punishing fake marketing ..
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- 21 Mar 2025
T0MI, 21 Mar 2025Those who always complain about GSMArena always giving too ... moreAlready has. 128GB model I saw selling cheapest for 360 euros.
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- 21 Mar 2025
Samsung the new LG and HTC.
Worse battery time also 🤣
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- 21 Mar 2025
XwX, 21 Mar 2025Everybody relax...as with all phones, after a few upgrades ... moreYeah, I think I'd rather trust reviewers with years and years of experience that know what good camera quality is and what isn't, rather than a random dude saying otherwise
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- 21 Mar 2025
Everybody relax...as with all phones, after a few upgrades the phone will get nice improvements. Anyway i don't agree with the review because i have the phone, and the cameras are very good.
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- 21 Mar 2025
Samsung lost it here with a56.
Removing the SD makes it a nonsense choice in the price bracket.
Atm here in UK, you can get Xiaomi 14t with more storage for less money than a56.
And is better than A56 all around.
I have a55 myself, got it because the SD card. But if im buying now will never ever consider a56. The competition simply offers more for less.