Fresh new look
Introducing the Galaxy A56 5G. With 7.4 mm thickness and 198 g weight, Galaxy A56 5G has a good grip. The enhanced cameras are grouped to match the new linear design. Galaxy A56 5G has four colour options to choose from — Awesome Graphite, Awesome Lightgrey, Awesome Olive and Awesome Pink.
Awesome Intelligence
Circle it, Find it
Circle to Search with Google is available on Galaxy A56 5G. Just circle, highlight or tap an object or text onscreen to get Google Search results.
Turn photos into masterpieces
Object Eraser removes unwanted distractions in the background will be recognised, removed and filled in to make a flawless photo.
Get a photo with everyone smiling
Select people's best faces in Motion Photos to create the perfect group pic.
Capture memories in great detail
Get excellent photos and videos with the upgraded 50 MP camera on Galaxy A56 5G. It identifies the sky, skin, face, hair and grass and enhances the image quality for you instantly.
Shoot awesome selfie videos
Take amazing videos of your adventures and everyday life in Super HDR. The front camera of Galaxy A56 5G is enhanced to get optimal colours and contrast for high res selfie videos.
Film the lively night
The cameras on the new Galaxy A56 5G are now more advanced than before, absorbing more light for low noise, high-resolution Nightography.
Snap awesome selfies
Now, your selfies are shareable just the way they are. The improved 12 MP front camera on Galaxy A56 5G captures blur-free, vibrant photos.
Play to win with next-gen AP
Experience the powerful performance of the upgraded Octa-core processor. Plus, with a boosted cooling system and storage up to 256 GB, you can multitask, stream and play games more seamlessly than ever.
Long battery life for all-day watching
With a long-lasting 5,000 mAh (typical) battery, you can enjoy movie marathons for up to 29 hours without having to charge your Galaxy A56 5G.
Strong durability
The solid metal frame and Corning® Gorilla® Glass Victus®+ keep the Awesome design of Galaxy A56 5G looking great. Plus, with IP67 protection, the new Galaxy A series is safe from dirt and splashes.
Product Details
Data sheet
- Garantija
- 24
- Category Code
- MPH
- Unit Box Height
- 0.027
- Unit Box Length
- 0.177
- Unit Box Width
- 0.094
- Vendor Homepage
- https://www.samsung.com/uk/business/smartphones/galaxy-a/galaxy-a56-5g-awesome-lightgrey-256gb-sm-a566bzaceub/
- Model name
- Galaxy A56
- Product Net Weight
- 0.198 kg
- Unit Calculated Weight
- 0.3475 kg
- Unit Calculated Volume
- 0.0005419 cubm
- Energy Efficiency (EPREL Registration Number)
- 2339787
- Energy Efficiency (EPREL Version Number)
- 4
- Energy Efficiency (Data Sheet (Link))
- https://eprel.ec.europa.eu/api/product/2339787/fiches?language EN
- Energy Efficiency (Energy efficiency class)
- B
- Summary
- Samsung Galaxy A56. Display diagonal: 17 cm (6.7"), Display resolution: 1080 x 2340 pixels. Processor family: Samsung Exynos, Processor model: 1580. RAM capacity: 8 GB, Internal storage capacity: 256 GB. Rear camera resolution (numeric): 50 MP, Rear camer
- Weight & dimensions (Weight)
- 198 g
- Packaging content (AC adapter included)
- No
- Power (USB Type-C charging port)
- Yes
- Weight & dimensions (Width)
- 77.5 mm
- Weight & dimensions (Depth)
- 7.4 mm
- Weight & dimensions (Height)
- 162.2 mm
- Power (USB Type-C required charging power (max))
- 45 W
- Power (USB Type-C required charging power (min))
- 10 W
- Battery (Battery recharge time)
- 1.8 h
- Battery (Battery capacity)
- 5000 mAh
- Display (Display diagonal)
- 6.7 "
- Display (Display number of colours)
- 16 million colours
- Display (Display resolution)
- 1080 x 2340 pixels
- Display (Screen shape)
- Flat
- Network (Bluetooth)
- Yes
- Design (Product colour)
- Light grey
- Network (Bluetooth version)
- 5.3
- Network (Wi-Fi standards)
- 802.11a/802.11b/802.11g/Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)/Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)/Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
- Design (Colour name)
- Awesome Lightgray
- Display (Maximum refresh rate)
- 120 Hz
- Ports & interfaces (Headphone connectivity)
- USB Type-C
- Display (Pixel density)
- 385 ppi
- Design (Form factor)
- Bar
- Display (Display brightness)
- 1200 cd/m
- Ports & interfaces (USB connector type)
- USB Type-C
- Processor (Processor cores)
- 8
- Storage (Compatible memory cards)
- Not supported
- Storage (Internal storage capacity)
- 256 GB
- Camera (Auto focus)
- Yes
- Camera (Front camera resolution (numeric))
- 12 MP
- Camera (Rear camera flash)
- Yes
- Camera (Rear camera resolution (numeric))
- 50 MP
- Camera (Rear camera type)
- Triple camera
- Network (Near Field Communication (NFC))
- Yes
- Network (Top Wi-Fi standard)
- Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
- Network (Wi-Fi Direct)
- Yes
- Software (Platform)
- Android
- Endurance (Battery endurance in cycles)
- 2000
- Endurance (Battery endurance per cycle)
- 2674 min
- Endurance (Energy efficiency class)
- B
- Endurance (Energy efficiency scale)
- A to G
- Endurance (International Protection (IP) code)
- IP67
- Endurance (Repairability class)
- C
- Endurance (Repeated free fall reliability class)
- A
- Network (Mobile network generation)
- 5G
- Power (USB Power Delivery (USB PD))
- Yes
- Display (Display technology marketing name)
- Super AMOLED
- Camera (Resolution at capture speed)
- 1280x720@30fps/1920x1080@30fps/1920x1080@60fps/3840x2160@30fps
- Network (3G bands supported)
- 1900/2100/850/900 MHz
- Network (4G bands supported)
- 1500/1800/1900/2100/2600/700/800/850/900 MHz
- Network (5G bands supported)
- 1800/2100/2300/2500/2600/3500/3700/800/850/900 MHz
- Camera (Second rear camera resolution (numeric))
- 12 MP
- Processor (Processor model)
- 1580
- Software (Operating system installed)
- Android 15
- Processor (Processor family)
- Samsung Exynos
- Network (SIM card type)
- NanoSIM + eSIM
- Display (Brand specific technologies)
- Always-on display
- Display (Display glass type)
- Gorilla Glass
- Camera (Camera image formats supported)
- DNG,HEIF,JPEG
- Camera (Digital zoom)
- 10 x
- Camera (Front camera aperture number)
- 2.2
- Camera (Front camera type)
- Single camera
- Camera (Image stabilizer)
- Yes
- Camera (Image stabilizer type)
- Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)
- Camera (Macro photography)
- Yes
- Camera (Maximum frame rate)
- 480 fps
- Camera (Night mode)
- Yes
- Camera (Panorama)
- Yes
- Camera (Portrait mode)
- Yes
- Camera (Rear camera aperture number)
- 1.8
- Camera (Second rear camera aperture number)
- 2.2
- Camera (Second rear camera field of view (FOV) angle)
- 123
- Network (3G standards)
- UMTS/WCDMA
- Network (4G standard)
- LTE-TDD & LTE-FDD
- Network (5G standard)
- Sub6 FDD/Sub6 TDD
- Network (MIMO)
- Yes
- Network (SIM card capability)
- Dual SIM
- Navigation (BeiDou)
- Yes
- Navigation (Galileo)
- Yes
- Navigation (GLONASS)
- Yes
- Navigation (GPS (satellite))
- Yes
- Navigation (Position location)
- Yes
- Navigation (Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS))
- Yes
- Performance (Face recognition)
- Yes
- Performance (Fast charging)
- Yes
- Performance (Fingerprint reader)
- Yes
- Performance (Screen sharing)
- Yes
- Performance (Wireless charging)
- No
- Multimedia (Video formats supported)
- 3G2/3GP/AVI/FLV/M4V/MKV/MP4/WEBM
- Sensors (Accelerometer)
- Yes
- Sensors (Ambient light sensor)
- Yes
- Sensors (Gyroscope)
- Yes
- Sensors (Proximity sensor)
- Yes
- Storage (RAM capacity)
- 8 GB
- Display (Gorilla Glass version)
- Gorilla Glass Victus+
- Camera (Flash type)
- LED
- Camera (Front camera field of view (FOV) angle)
- 81
- Camera (Front camera pixel size)
- 1.12 m
- Camera (Front camera sensor size)
- 1/3.2 "
- Camera (Rear camera field of view (FOV) angle)
- 84
- Camera (Rear camera pixel size)
- 1 m
- Camera (Rear camera sensor size)
- 1/1.56 "
- Camera (Second rear camera pixel size)
- 1.12 m
- Camera (Second rear camera sensor size)
- 1/3.0 "
- Camera (Slow motion mode)
- Yes
- Camera (Slow motion rate)
- 480 fps in HD, 240 fps in HD
- Camera (Third rear camera aperture number)
- 2.4
- Camera (Third rear camera field of view (FOV) angle)
- 78
- Camera (Third rear camera resolution (numeric))
- 5 MP
- Camera (Third rear camera sensor size)
- 1/5.0 "
- Network (4G data rate (max))
- 1200 Mbit/s
- Network (5G data rate (max))
- 2.33 Gbit/s
- Network (Modulation)
- 1024-QAM
- Sensors (Geomagnetic sensor)
- Yes
- Software (Google applications)
- Gmail/Google Chrome/Google Drive/Google Maps/Google Meet/Google Play/Google Search/YouTube
- Ports & interfaces (USB version)
- 2.0
- Software (User interface (UI))
- One UI 7.0
- Multimedia (Audio system)
- Dolby Atmos
- Camera (Third rear camera pixel size)
- 1.12 m
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Price |
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€374.40
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Description |
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Width |
76.1 mm | 77.4 mm | 77.5 mm | 81.4 mm |
Height |
7.76 mm | 161.1 mm | 162.2 mm | 177.4 mm |
Depth |
161.9 mm | 8.2 mm | 7.4 mm | 12.5 mm |
Weight |
189 g | 213 g | 198 g | 326 g |
Headphone connectivity |
USB Type-C | |||
Cables included |
USB Type-C | |||
Form factor |
Bar | |||
USB port |
Yes | Yes | ||
Bluetooth |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Bluetooth version |
5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
AC adapter included |
NO | |||
Battery capacity |
7500 mAh | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh | 6500 mAh |
Battery recharge time |
1.8 h | |||
Processor family |
Snapdragon | Samsung Exynos | Samsung Exynos | MediaTek |
Processor model |
1580 | Helio G99 | ||
Processor frequency |
1.8 GHz | 2 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
Processor cores |
8 | 8 | 8 | |
Processor boost frequency |
2.75 GHz | 2.91 GHz | ||
Talk time |
48 h | |||
Near Field Communication (NFC) |
Yes | Yes | ||
Bluetooth profiles |
LDAC | |||
Wi-Fi |
Yes | Yes | ||
Compatible memory cards |
MicroSD (TransFlash) | Not supported | ||
Rear camera resolution (numeric) |
108 MP | 50 MP | 50 MP | 50 MP |
Wi-Fi standards |
802.11g | 802.11g | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) | |
Maximum memory card size |
1 TB | 2500 GB | ||
Operating system installed |
MagicOS 9.0 | Android 14 | Android 15 | Android 14 |
Internal storage capacity |
512 GB | 128 GB | 128 GB | 256 GB |
Display diagonal |
17.2 cm (6.79") | 16.8 cm (6.6") | 17 cm (6.7") | 17.2 cm (6.78") |
Audio system |
Dolby Atmos | Dolby Atmos | ||
SIM card type |
NanoSIM + eSIM | NanoSIM + eSIM | NanoSIM | |
Front camera resolution (numeric) |
16 MP | 32 MP | 12 MP | 32 MP |
Audio formats supported |
MP3 | M4A | ||
USB version |
2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
Fingerprint reader |
Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Platform |
MagicOS | Android | Android | Android |
Display brightness |
1000 cd/m² | 1200 cd/m² | ||
HD type |
Full HD+ | |||
Panel type |
AMOLED | AMOLED | IPS | |
Maximum refresh rate |
120 Hz | 120 Hz | 120 Hz | |
Energy efficiency class |
B | B | ||
Display number of colours |
16 million colours | 16 million colours | ||
Pixel density |
389 ppi | 385 ppi | 396 ppi | |
Housing material |
Glass, Metal | |||
Modulation |
1024-QAM | 1024-QAM | ||
USB connector type |
USB Type-C | USB Type-C | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
SIM card capability |
Hybrid Dual SIM | Dual SIM | Dual SIM | |
GPS (satellite) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Wi-Fi band |
2,4 GHz, 5 GHz | |||
Gyroscope |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Accelerometer |
Yes | Yes | ||
International Protection (IP) code |
IP67 | IP67 | IP68, IP69K, MIL-STD-810H | |
GLONASS |
Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Digital zoom |
10x | 10x | ||
Auto focus |
Yes | |||
Video formats supported |
AVI | 3G2 | 3GP | |
Repairability Index |
8.5 | |||
Wireless Charging |
No | Yes | ||
Maximum frame rate |
240 fps | 480 fps | ||
Image formats supported |
JPEG | |||
Document formats supported |
HTML | |||
Screen shape |
Flat | |||
Pedometer |
Yes | |||
Product colour |
Green | Blue | Pink | Black |
Display resolution |
1200 x 2640 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2460 pixels |
Energy efficiency scale |
A to G | |||
Brand specific technologies |
Always-on display | Always-on display | ||
Fast charging |
Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Wi-Fi Direct |
Yes | Yes | ||
Colour name |
Forest Green | Awesome Iceblue | Awesome Pink | |
Top Wi-Fi standard |
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac | |
MIMO |
Yes | Yes | ||
Front camera resolution |
4608 x 3456 pixels | |||
Removable battery |
No | |||
Face recognition |
Yes | Yes | ||
Position location |
Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Ambient light sensor |
Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Rear camera type |
Dual camera | Triple camera | Triple camera | |
Rear camera flash |
Yes | Yes | ||
Processor architecture |
ARM Cortex-A76 + Cortex-A55 | |||
SIM card ejector pin |
Yes | |||
RAM capacity |
8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB |
RAM type |
LPDDR4X + UFS2.2 | |||
Front camera pixel size |
0.8 µm | |||
Second rear camera aperture number |
2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | |
Flash type |
LED | LED | ||
Rear camera pixel size |
1 µm | |||
Night mode |
Yes | Yes | ||
Second rear camera pixel size |
1.12 µm | |||
Front camera aperture number |
2.45 | 2.2 | 2.2 | |
Panorama |
Yes | Yes | ||
Rear camera aperture number |
1.75 | 1.8 | 1.8 | |
Front camera type |
Single camera | Single camera | Single camera | Single camera |
Proximity sensor |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Galileo |
Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Mobile network generation |
5G | 5G | 5G | |
4G standard |
LTE-TDD & LTE-FDD | LTE-TDD & LTE-FDD | LTE-TDD & LTE-FDD | |
Video capture resolution (max) |
3840 x 2160 pixels | |||
Second rear camera resolution (numeric) |
5 MP | 12 MP | 12 MP | |
Resolution at capture speed |
3840x2160@30fps | 1280x720@30fps | ||
3G bands supported |
2100 MHz | |||
3G standards |
UMTS | WCDMA | WCDMA | |
Third rear camera pixel size |
1.12 µm | |||
Second rear camera field of view (FOV) angle |
123° | 123° | ||
Third rear camera aperture number |
2.4 | 2.4 | ||
Electronic compass |
Yes | |||
Third rear camera resolution (numeric) |
5 MP | 5 MP | ||
Time lapse mode |
Yes | |||
4G bands supported |
900 | |||
User memory |
109.5 GB | |||
Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | |
BeiDou |
Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Macro photography |
Yes | Yes | ||
Display glass type |
Gorilla Glass | Gorilla Glass | ||
Gorilla Glass version |
Gorilla Glass Victus+ | Gorilla Glass Victus+ | ||
Google applications |
Google Chrome | |||
Rear camera field of view (FOV) angle |
84° | 84° | ||
Image stabilizer |
Yes | Yes | ||
Front camera field of view (FOV) angle |
81° | 81° | ||
Hall sensor |
Yes | |||
Geomagnetic sensor |
Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2G standards |
GSM | |||
Rear camera resolution |
12000 x 9000 pixels | |||
5G bands supported |
3500 MHz | |||
Portrait mode |
Yes | |||
Light sensor |
Yes | |||
Image stabilizer type |
Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) | Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) | ||
Third rear camera field of view (FOV) angle |
78° | 78° | ||
4G data rate (max) |
1200 Mbit/s | |||
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) |
Yes | |||
5G data rate (max) |
2.33 Gbit/s | |||
Rear camera sensor size |
1/1.56" | 1/1.56" | ||
Infrared sensor |
Yes | |||
Second rear camera sensor size |
1/3.06" | 1/3.0" | ||
Front camera sensor size |
1/2.74" | 1/3.2" | ||
Third rear camera sensor size |
1/5" | 1/5.0" | ||
5G standard |
Sub6 FDD | Sub6 TDD | ||
Charging power |
33 W | |||
Wireless charging power |
30 W | |||
Charging power |
33 W | |||
SIM card slot |
Yes | |||
Camera image formats supported |
DNG, HEIF, JPEG | |||
Maximum display brightness (Outdoor) |
1650 cd/m² | |||
Camera High Dynamic Range (HDR) mode |
Yes | |||
Pedometer |
Yes | |||
Thermovision |
Y | |||
Thermovision |
Y | |||
Second rear camera resolution (Night vision) |
64 MP | |||
Memory card reader microSD Memory card reader |
Yes | |||
Gravity sensor |
Yes | Yes | ||
Display technology marketing name |
Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED | ||
Acceleration sensor |
Yes | |||
Acceleration sensor |
Yes | |||
NavIC GPS |
Yes | |||
Slow motion mode |
Yes | |||
Screen sharing |
Yes | |||
USB Power Delivery (USB PD) |
Yes | |||
USB Type-C charging port |
Yes | Yes | ||
Warnings |
Do not dispose of the device in the regular waste bin, contact your local electronic waste collection point. | |||
USB Type-C required charging power (max) |
45 W | |||
USB Type-C required charging power (min) |
10 W | |||
Battery endurance in cycles |
2000 | |||
Repeated free fall reliability class |
A | |||
Battery endurance per cycle |
2674 min | |||
Repairability class |
C | |||
User interface (UI) |
One UI 7.0 | |||