Galaxy A56 Specifications
Complete verified specifications for the Samsung Galaxy A56, including our measured figures rather than manufacturer claims.
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Full specifications for the Samsung Galaxy A56, as measured and verified during our review rather than copied from a press release. Where our figure differs from the manufacturer's, ours is the one listed.
At a glance
- Manufacturer
- Samsung
- Released
- 2025
- Category
- Smartphones
- Price at review
- £399
- Our score
- 4 / 5
Full specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Display | 6.7in AMOLED, 120Hz |
| Chip | Exynos 1580 |
| RAM | 8GB |
| Battery | 5000mAh |
| Charging | 45W wired |
| Weight | 198g |
| Screen-on time | 7h 40m |
How we verified these figures
Nothing on this page is copied from a press release. Each unit spends fourteen days as the reviewer’s only phone, SIM included. Screen at a metered 200 nits, adaptive refresh left on, the same twelve apps installed on every handset, and a fixed 5G network in the same building.
| What we measure | How |
|---|---|
| Screen-on time | A scripted day — four hours of mixed browsing, an hour of video, thirty minutes of camera, the rest idle — repeated three times and averaged. |
| Sustained performance | Twenty minutes of continuous load, reporting the figure at the end rather than the peak in the first ninety seconds. |
| Charging | From 2% to 100% with the fastest charger the manufacturer sells, at 22°C ambient, timed to the minute. |
| Camera | The same eighteen scenes on every phone — backlit portrait, indoor low light, moving subject — shot in the default mode with no editing. |
| Thermals | Surface temperature at the hottest point after the sustained run, measured with a contact probe. |
We deliberately do not publish synthetic benchmark totals quoted in isolation, and any figure supplied by the manufacturer. Battery results are specific to our routine. A heavy camera user will see materially less screen-on time than these numbers suggest.
How it compares in the category
A specification only means something next to the alternatives. These are the smartphones we have measured under the same conditions.
| Model | Released | Price | Our score | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galaxy A56 (this page) | 2025 | £399 | 4 / 5 | Buyers who want long software support on a tight budget |
| Pixel 9a | 2025 | £499 | 5 / 5 | Almost everyone — the sensible default recommendation |
| Nothing Phone 3 | 2025 | £579 | 4 / 5 | Buyers who want flagship battery and software without flagship pricing |
| OnePlus 13 | 2025 | £899 | 4 / 5 | Heavy users who would rather charge for fifteen minutes than carry a power bank |
| Pixel 9 Pro | 2024 | £999 | 4 / 5 | Photographers who want the best point-and-shoot results with no editing |
| iPhone 16 Pro | 2024 | £1,099 | 4 / 5 | Anyone shooting video, or already invested in the Apple ecosystem |
What the spec sheet leaves out
- Sustained performance — the display figure above is a capability, not a promise about what happens after twenty minutes
- How it behaves when warm, which is where most of the difference between similarly specified smartphones actually lives
- Software support length, which decides how long this stays usable and appears on no specification sheet we have seen
- The thing we actually noticed most: the update policy is better than phones costing twice as much
What the numbers mean in use
Specifications describe capability, not experience. In practice the detail that mattered most was this: the update policy is better than phones costing twice as much. That is the sort of thing a table cannot capture.
Strengths on paper and in practice
- Six years of updates at this price
- A bright AMOLED panel
- Genuinely long battery life
Known limitations
- Middling low-light photography
- Noticeable shutter lag
- Plastic frame
Who this suits
This hardware is a good fit for buyers who want long software support on a tight budget.
Behind this page
This reference page is written from the same testing notes as the reviews it supports, and it is revised whenever the hardware or the software underneath it changes. Where a figure appears here it has been measured rather than quoted from a specification sheet.
If something on this page no longer matches what you are seeing, it is out of date rather than disputed — tell us and it gets checked again.
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