Design The Galaxy A56 5G has an aluminum frame with
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ on both the front and back. The device is
IP67 rated, meaning it is water and dust resistant for up to 1 metre for 30 minutes in lab conditions. } Awesome Pink }}
Hardware Display The phone features a 6.7-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display with a 120 Hz refresh rate with HDR10+ support. The screen has a peak brightness of 1200 nits (HBM) and 1900 nits (peak). It is protected by Gorilla Glass Victus+.
Battery The Galaxy A56 5G is equipped with a 5000 mAh battery, like its predecessors. The device is one of the first in the
A series line-up that supports 45 W fast charging along with
Galaxy A36 5G, allowing it to charge 65% in 30 minutes and 100% in 1 hour 8 minutes.
Processor and memory The Galaxy A56 5G is powered by the 4 nm
Exynos 1580 chipset, which features the Xclipse 540 graphics processing unit, co-developed with AMD and based on the RDNA 3 architecture. It is paired with 8 GB or 12 GB of RAM and 128 GB or 256 GB of internal storage (both with UFS 3.1). However, it is the first A5x device that no longer supports expandable storage via microSD.
Camera The device features the same rear triple-camera setup from
its predecessor: 50 MP main with OIS, 12 MP ultrawide, 5 MP
macro. Its front camera now has a 12 MP sensor, a fewer megapixel difference from its predecessor but an upgrade on quality. Like its predecessor, It can record videos up to
4K@30fps and
1080p@60fps at both rear and front. The camera system on the Samsung Galaxy A56 has AI capabilities including enhanced subject detection in portrait mode, that can result in a
bokeh effect in images. The AI features also support functions like Object Eraser, letting users edit photos with more flexibility from the device.
Software The Galaxy A56 5G has
Android 15 with
One UI 7.0 pre-installed. At the
Mobile World Congress 2025 in
Barcelona, the new A56 alongside the
A36,
A26 and
A16, were announced to receive 6 Android OS upgrades and 6 years of security updates. Initially, security updates were set to end by 2031, but was quietly extended by 1 year (until March 2032). == References ==