Samsung
Samsung Galaxy A56
$ 349.50
Announced: 2025, March 02
Status: Available. Released 2025, March 10
Display size
6.7"
Display resolution
1080x2340 pixels
Camera pixels
50MP
Video pixels
2160p
RAM size
6-12GB RAM
Chipset
Exynos 1580
Battery size
5000mAh
Battery type
45W
Samsung Galaxy A56 Android smartphone. Announced Mar 2025. Features 6.7″ display, Exynos 1580 chipset, 5000 mAh battery, 256 GB storage, 12 GB RAM, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+.
Detailed Technical Specifications
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 - International |
| — | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA |
| 5G bands | 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International |
| — | 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA |
| 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 + eSIM· 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 OS updates, One UI 8.5 |
| 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@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 | $ 349.50 |
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 |