Samsung Galaxy A56

Specifications
  • 6.7" 1080x2340 pixels
  • 50MP 2160p
  • 6-12GB RAM Exynos 1580
  • 5000mAh 45W
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+
 Always-on display
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, f/2.4, (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@30/60fps, 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
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML5
 Virtual Proximity Sensing
Circle to Search
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
SAR 1.32 W/kg (head)    
SAR EU 0.61 W/kg (head)     1.05 W/kg (body)    
Price $ 419.50 / C$ 599.99 / £ 499.00 / € 439.99 / ₹ 41,999
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 (new) Active use score 12:08h

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User opinions and reviews

  • Anonymous

There are some videos on YouTube - seems rather slow, but accurate.

  • Anonymous

Can anybody comment on the reliability and speed of the Fingerprint sensor of the A56? Has Samsung got rid of the problems that some batches of last year's A55 fingerprint sensor had?

  • SAM

Yup it's old af but still works great!!