Samsung Galaxy A56 5G vs Xiaomi 12S Ultra
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy A56 5G Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.7 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1580, vs Xiaomi 12S Ultra, Manufactured in July, 2022with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
- Lighter design: 198g vs 225g
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4860mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12S Ultra
- Larger display: 6.73in
- Higher pixel density: 521ppi
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB |
- 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.73 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1440x3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 385 ppi | 521 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+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.6 % | 89.4 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 99.1 % | 99.7 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 120 Hz | 186 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 162.2 mm (6.39 in) | 163.17 mm (6.42 in) |
| Width | 77.5 mm (3.05 in) | 74.92 mm (2.95 in) |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) | 9.06 mm (0.36 in) |
| Weight | 198 g (6.98 oz) | 225 g (7.94 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP67 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | n/a |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Gray - Green - Pink |
- Black - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1580 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 |
| Max Frequency | 2900 MHz | 3190 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) |
- 4/2 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710) - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Samsung Xclipse 540 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 1300 MHz | 900 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1331.2 GFLOPS | 1843.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1364 | 1458 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3899 | 3970 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 6816 | n/a |
| CPU | 289519 | 331276 |
| GPU | 265302 | 485862 |
| Memory | 156294 | 182917 |
| UX | 195882 | 234174 |
| NanoReview Score | 906997 | 1234229 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 49.2 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 70 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 59 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 9860 |
| Writing score | n/a | 15792 |
| Web score | n/a | 11773 |
| Video editing | n/a | 7444 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 9984 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 13365 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 6 GB | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 12 |
| OS Size | 21.5 GB | 32 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 7.0 | MIUI 13 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 4860 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 45 W | 67 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 (73% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:13 h | 0:50 h |
| Web Browsing | 11:28 h | 08:46 h |
| Video Playback | 19:50 h | 13:01 h |
| Games | 04:53 h | 05:25 h |
| Standby Mode | 131 h | 96 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | n/a |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (720p) | 3840 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 123 ° | 128 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Macro: 5 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP Depth: 0.3 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | n/a | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | Sony IMX989 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.6 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 48 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/4.1 |
| Focal length | n/a | 120 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX586 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.0 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.8 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | Sony IMX586 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/2.0 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 65 |
| Preview | n/a | 63 |
| Zoom | n/a | 136 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 6528x4896 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LC | Omnivision OV32C |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.2 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.7 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 6E (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 - QZSS - NAVIC |
| 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 | n/a |
| 3G Bands | UMTS 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 category | n/a | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | n/a | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2025 yr | July, 2022 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2025 yr | July, 2022 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | n/a | 890 |
| MSRP ($) | 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 67 W |
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