Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 14 Pro and Samsung Galaxy M56 5G - Which is better?

Xiaomi 14 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy M56 5G

86 out 100
Xiaomi 14 Pro
VS
65 out 100
Samsung Galaxy M56 5G
Xiaomi 14 Pro
Samsung Galaxy M56 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 14 Pro Manufactured in October, 2023, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Samsung Galaxy M56 5G, Manufactured in April, 2025 with chipsetExynos 1480. 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 Xiaomi 14 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 522ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy M56 5G
  • Larger display: 6.74in
  • Lighter design: 180g vs 223g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4880mAh

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 14 Pro and Samsung Galaxy M56 5G
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:
Xiaomi 14 Pro
vs
Samsung Galaxy M56 5G

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.73 in 6.74 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 522 ppi 382 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 3000 nits n/a
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision No
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9 % 89 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 14 Pro
1042 nits
Samsung Galaxy M56 5G
n/a
sRGB gamut99.5 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 14 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.4 mm (6.35 in) 162 mm (6.38 in)
Width 75.3 mm (2.96 in) 77.3 mm (3.04 in)
Thickness 8.49 mm (0.33 in) 7.2 mm (0.28 in)
Weight 223 g (7.87 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
Water resistance IP68 n/a
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gray
- Green		 - Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 14 Pro
89.9 %
Samsung Galaxy M56 5G
89 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 14 Pro and Samsung Galaxy M56 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Exynos 1480
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.75 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 750 Samsung Xclipse 530
GPU Cores 1536 128
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 332.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 14 Pro
2123
Samsung Galaxy M56 5G
1145
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 14 Pro
6908
Samsung Galaxy M56 5G
3481
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21231145
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)69083481
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 14 Pro], [Samsung Galaxy M56 5G]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 14 Pro
2055961
Samsung Galaxy M56 5G
733093
CPU437279247282
GPU858445175808
Memory436964149957
UX323273160046
NanoReview Score2055961733093
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 14 Pro
16045
Samsung Galaxy M56 5G
n/a
Max Surface Temp.48.2 °Cn/a
Stability80 %n/a
Graphics Test96 fpsn/a
Graphics Score16045n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 14 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 14 Pro
16119
Samsung Galaxy M56 5G
n/a
Writing score20041n/a
Web score14615n/a
Video editing7913n/a
Data manipulation14777n/a
NanoReview Score16119n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNon/a

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 15
OS Size n/a 22.3 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 One UI 7.0

Battery

Volume 4880 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 45 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 8 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:18 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 14 Pro
25:21
Samsung Galaxy M56 5G
n/a
Web Browsing10:49 hn/a
Video Playback16:30 hn/a
Games05:10 hn/a
Standby Mode113 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.2x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.8
Focal length23 mmn/a
SensorSamsung Light Hunter 900n/a
Sensor size1/1.31n/a
Pixel size1.2 μmn/a
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.0n/a
Focal length75 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm n/a
Sensor Omnivision OV32B n/a
Sensor size 1/3 n/a
Pixel size 0.7 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 5.4 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes No
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNon/a
2G BandsGSM B3 / B5 / B8GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 14 Pro
90.5 dB
Samsung Galaxy M56 5G
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced October, 2023 yr April, 2025 yr
Release Date October, 2023 yr April, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1100 290
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W No

Note

Xiaomi 14 Pro:

New Longjing Glass is used. The frame can be either aluminum or titanium, with a weight difference of 7 grams.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 14 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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