Samsung Galaxy A56 5G vs Huawei P30 Pro
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy A56 5G Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.7 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1580, vs Huawei P30 Pro, Manufactured in May, 2019 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4200mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei P30 Pro
- Higher pixel density: 398ppi
- Lighter design: 192g vs 198g
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Infrared port
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
Review
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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.47 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 385 ppi | 398 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max brightness | 1200 nits | 570 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.6 % | 88.6 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 99.1 % | 99 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 120 Hz | 231 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 3.6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 162.2 mm (6.39 in) | 158 mm (6.22 in) |
| Width | 77.5 mm (3.05 in) | 73.4 mm (2.89 in) |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 198 g (6.98 oz) | 192 g (6.77 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP67 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Gray - Green - Pink |
- White - Black - Blue - Orange |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1580 | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
| Max Frequency | 2900 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A520) - 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720) - 1/2.9 (Cortex-A720) |
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55) - 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Samsung Xclipse 540 | Mali-G76 MP10 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 360 |
| GPU Frequency | 1300 MHz | 720 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1331.2 GFLOPS | 518.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1364 | 912 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3899 | 2259 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 6816 | n/a |
| CPU | 289519 | 195913 |
| GPU | 265302 | 159297 |
| Memory | 156294 | 117921 |
| UX | 195882 | 128557 |
| NanoReview Score | 906997 | 601688 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 40 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 48 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 14 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 2490 |
| Writing score | n/a | 10855 |
| Web score | n/a | 7067 |
| Video editing | n/a | 5710 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 7553 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 8525 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 6 GB | - 6 GB - 8 GB - 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory Card | No | Nano Memory |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) |
| OS Size | 21.5 GB | 13.4 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 7.0 | EMUI 12 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 4200 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 45 W | 40 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (65% in 30 min) | Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:13 h | 1:05 h |
| Web Browsing | 11:28 h | 08:25 h |
| Video Playback | 19:50 h | 13:36 h |
| Games | 04:53 h | 05:24 h |
| Standby Mode | 131 h | 99 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 40 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 7360x4912 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 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 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Macro: 5 MP |
Standard: 40 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 20 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 40 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | n/a | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | Sony IMX650 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.7 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 8 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/3.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 125 mm |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/4 |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 20 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/2.7 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 6528x4896 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | n/a | 29 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LC | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.8 |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps | 1080p (Full HD) 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| 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 | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) | HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B20/B25/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66) | LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600) |
| LTE category | n/a | 21 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | n/a | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2025 yr | March, 2019 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2025 yr | May, 2019 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | n/a | 1000 |
| MSRP ($) | 499 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy A56 5G the clear winner in this comparison.
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