Samsung Galaxy A56 5G vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy A56 5G Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.7 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1580, vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7, Manufactured in February, 2022with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 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 215g
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
- Larger display: 6.8in
- Higher pixel density: 387ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
- Supports newer USB: 3.0 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 12/128 GB - 12/256 GB - 16/256 GB - 16/512 GB - 18/256 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 | 6.8 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 385 ppi | 387 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max brightness | 1200 nits | 530 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 720 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.6 % | 83.6 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 99.1 % | 98.5 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 120 Hz | 729 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 162.2 mm (6.39 in) | 170.5 mm (6.71 in) |
| Width | 77.5 mm (3.05 in) | 78.3 mm (3.08 in) |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) | 9.5 mm (0.37 in) |
| Weight | 198 g (6.98 oz) | 215 g (7.58 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP67 | No |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Active fan |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Gray - Green - Pink |
Black |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| 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 6 (Single-Core) | 1364 | 1625 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3899 | 4319 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 6816 | n/a |
| CPU | 289519 | 301582 |
| GPU | 265302 | 449508 |
| Memory | 156294 | 203539 |
| UX | 195882 | 216038 |
| NanoReview Score | 906997 | 1170667 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 36 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 86 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 60 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 10025 |
| Writing score | n/a | 19482 |
| Web score | n/a | 9941 |
| Video editing | n/a | 7083 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 9779 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 13468 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 6 GB | - 8 GB - 12 GB - 16 GB - 18 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | - 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 | 21 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 7.0 | Redmagic 5.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 45 W | 65 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (65% in 30 min) | Yes (99% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:13 h | 0:38 h |
| Web Browsing | 11:28 h | 06:29 h |
| Video Playback | 19:50 h | 10:09 h |
| Games | 04:53 h | 04:30 h |
| Standby Mode | 131 h | 91 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 64 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 9000x7000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 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) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 123 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Macro: 5 MP |
Standard: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | Samsung GW3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.97 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | Hynix HI-846 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/4 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LC | CMOS |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/4.0 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 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 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, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.0 |
| 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 - QZSS - SBAS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| 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 2/3/5/8 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) | WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19 |
| 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/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B66) |
| LTE category | n/a | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | n/a | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | n/a |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2025 yr | February, 2022 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2025 yr | February, 2022 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | n/a | 629 |
| MSRP ($) | 499 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | Yes 65 W |
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