Samsung Galaxy A56 5G vs OnePlus 10 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy A56 5G Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.7 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1580, vs OnePlus 10 Pro, Manufactured in January, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
  • Lighter design: 198g vs 200.5g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose OnePlus 10 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 525ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy A56 5G and OnePlus 10 Pro
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 comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Super AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1440x3216 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 385 ppi 525 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max brightness 1200 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 1000 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 87.6 % 89.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
1214 nits
OnePlus 10 Pro
776 nits
sRGB gamut99.1 %98.3 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz342 Hz
Response time1 ms11 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.2 mm (6.39 in) 163 mm (6.42 in)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 in) 73.9 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 7.4 mm (0.29 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 198 g (6.98 oz) 200.5 g (7.07 oz)
Water resistance IP67 n/a
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Green
- Pink
- White
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
87.6 %
OnePlus 10 Pro
89.9 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy A56 5G and OnePlus 10 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 1580 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 2900 MHz 3000 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)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Samsung Xclipse 540 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 256 1024
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 1331.2 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
1364
OnePlus 10 Pro
1300
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
3899
OnePlus 10 Pro
3445
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)13641300
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)38993445
Geekbench Compute (GPU)6816n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
906997
OnePlus 10 Pro
1114156
CPU289519309169
GPU265302456180
Memory156294179061
UX195882169746
NanoReview Score9069971114156
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
n/a
OnePlus 10 Pro
9541
Max Surface Temp.n/a46.5 °C
Stabilityn/a64 %
Graphics Testn/a57 fps
Graphics Scoren/a9541
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
n/a
OnePlus 10 Pro
11771
Writing scoren/a17026
Web scoren/a9547
Video editingn/a5903
Data manipulationn/a9091
NanoReview Scoren/a11771

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 12.1 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 21.5 GB 32 GB
UI Skin One UI 7.0 OxygenOS 14

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (65% in 30 min) Yes (98% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:13 h 0:32 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
28:42
OnePlus 10 Pro
21:03
Web Browsing11:28 h07:41 h
Video Playback19:50 h12:41 h
Games04:53 h04:53 h
Standby Mode131 h108 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 240 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 150 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a23 mm
SensorSony IMX906Sony IMX789
Sensor size1/1.561/1.43
Pixel size1 μm1.12 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a77 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV08A10
Sensor sizen/a1/4.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a14 mm
SensorSony IMX258Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/3.061/2.76
Pixel size1.12 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
n/a
OnePlus 10 Pro
124
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
n/a
OnePlus 10 Pro
119
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
n/a
OnePlus 10 Pro
122
Bokehn/a65
Previewn/a68
Zoomn/a105

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution n/a 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Samsung S5K3LC Sony IMX615
Sensor size n/a 1/2.74
Pixel size n/a 0.8 μm
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 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 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
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 *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM B2, 3, 5, 8
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)WCDMA B1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B20/B25/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B48/B66/B71)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers n/a Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
87.7 dB
OnePlus 10 Pro
88.1 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2025 yr January, 2022 yr
Release Date March, 2025 yr January, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 899
MSRP ($) 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 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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