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Samsung Galaxy A56

Samsung Galaxy A56
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  • Released 2025, March 10
    198g, 7.4mm thickness
    Android 15, up to 17
    128GB/256GB storage, no card slot
  • 39% 12,361,703 hits
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  • 6.7"
    1080x2340 pixels
  • 50MP
    2160p
  • 6-12GB RAM
    Exynos 1580
  • 5000mAh
    45W
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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+
Platform OS Android 15, upgradable to Android 17, up to 6 major OS updates, One UI 9
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 $ 299.00 / £ 246.94 / € 323.99 / ₹ 32,999
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

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Samsung Galaxy A56 review

Samsung Galaxy A56 review

Samsung's popular Galaxy A56 mid-range smartphone is here, and it brings some notable upgrades over its predecessor, the Galaxy A55, without going up the price ladder. In fact, someone might even...

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Samsung Galaxy A56 - user opinions and reviews

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  • Anonymous
  • YUU
  • 31 Oct 2026

After update one ui 9.0 weather app animation not working. Anyone got same problem? Please help !

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  • Vidhan Roy
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  • 22 Oct 2026

Download Android 17 One UI 9 this morning.. Samsung did a pretty good and commendable job in the software update.. i found so smooth and buttery experience with my samsung galaxy A56.. heating issue has been resolved and the battery backup is little ...

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  • Anonymous
  • SnD
  • 21 Oct 2026

Just bought a used A56 and it's running very smooth on A17. No complains here but I'm no gamer.

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