Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy A56 5G and Honor 90 - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy A56 5G vs Honor 90

73 out 100
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
VS
66 out 100
Honor 90
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
Honor 90

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy A56 5G Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.7 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1580, vs Honor 90, Manufactured in June, 2023with chipsetSnapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Honor 90
  • Higher pixel density: 435ppi
  • Lighter design: 183g vs 198g
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy A56 5G and Honor 90
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
vs
Honor 90

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Super AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1200x2664 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.98:9
Pixel density 385 ppi 435 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1200 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 87.6 % 90.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
1214 nits
Honor 90
1166 nits
sRGB gamut99.1 %99.7 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz728 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy A56 5G], [Honor 90]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.2 mm (6.39 in) 161.9 mm (6.37 in)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 in) 74.1 mm (2.92 in)
Thickness 7.4 mm (0.29 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 198 g (6.98 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
Water resistance IP67 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Green
- Pink		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
87.6 %
Honor 90
90.4 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy A56 5G and Honor 90 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 1580 Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition
Max Frequency 2900 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A520)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/2.9 (Cortex-A720)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.36 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.4 (Cortex-A710)
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Samsung Xclipse 540 Adreno 644
GPU Cores 256 768
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 443 MHz
FLOPS 1331.2 GFLOPS 1013.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
1364
Honor 90
1124
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
3899
Honor 90
3278
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)13641124
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)38993278
Geekbench Compute (GPU)6816n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy A56 5G]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
906997
Honor 90
708493
CPU289519203788
GPU265302168049
Memory156294184761
UX195882151895
NanoReview Score906997708493
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
n/a
Honor 90
3166
Sources: 3DMark [Honor 90]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
n/a
Honor 90
11977
Writing scoren/a11979
Web scoren/a10492
Video editingn/a7373
Data manipulationn/a9807
NanoReview Scoren/a11977

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 21.5 GB 23 GB
UI Skin One UI 7.0 MagicOS 8.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (65% in 30 min) Yes (80% in 35 min)
Full Charge Time 1:13 h 1:12 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
28:42
Honor 90
19:10
Web Browsing11:28 h08:26 h
Video Playback19:50 h11:56 h
Games04:53 h04:40 h
Standby Mode131 h84 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 16256x12192 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Macro: 5 MP		 Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
SensorSony IMX906Samsung ISOCELL HP3
Sensor size1/1.561/1.4
Pixel size1 μm0.56 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
SensorSony IMX258n/a
Sensor size1/3.06n/a
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
n/a
Honor 90
128
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
n/a
Honor 90
126
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
n/a
Honor 90
122
Bokehn/a60
Previewn/a64
Zoomn/a86
Sources: DxOMark [Honor 90]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution n/a 8160x6112 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 n/a
Sensor Samsung S5K3LC n/a
Autofocus No n/a
Stabilization Digital n/a
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900n/a
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B20/B25/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)n/a
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers n/a Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
87.7 dB
Honor 90
91.1 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March, 2025 yr May, 2023 yr
Release Date March, 2025 yr June, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 499
MSRP ($) 499 n/a
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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