Product
Samsung Galaxy A56
Samsung Galaxy A56
₹52,999
Apple iPhone 16e
Apple iPhone 16e
₹59,900
Battery
Charging 45W wired, 65% in 30 min, 100% in 68 min Wired, 50% in 30 min 7.5W wireless (Qi)
Type 5000 mAh Li-Ion 4005 mAh
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
Dimensions 162.2 x 77.5 x 7.4 mm (6.39 x 3.05 x 0.29 in) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8 mm (5.78 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International)eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA)Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)
Weight 198 g (6.98 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz)
  IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes (market/region dependent) Yes
Positioning GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ Ceramic Shield glass
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density) 1170 x 2532 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~457 ppi density)
Size 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~87.7% screen-to-body ratio) 6.1 inches, 91.4 cm2 (~87.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Type Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (HBM), 1900 nits (peak) Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, 800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  Virtual Proximity Sensing Circle to Search Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
Launch
Announced 2025, March 02 2025, February 19
Status Available. Released 2025, March 10 Available. Released 2025, February 28
Main Camera
Features Best Face, LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama, 3D (spatial) audio
Single - 48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS
Triple 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) -
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, Dolby Vision HDR, OIS, stereo sound rec.
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
  UFS 3.1 NVMe
Misc
Colors Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray Black, White
Models SM-A566V, SM-A566B, SM-A566B/DS, SM-A566E, SM-A566E/DS, SM-A5660 A3212, A3409, A3410, A3408, iPhone17,5
SAR 1.32 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (head)     1.20 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.61 W/kg (head)     1.05 W/kg (body)     1.48 W/kg (head)     1.49 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3212, A3408
5G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3212, A3408
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
  - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3410
Platform
Chipset Exynos 1580 (4 nm) Apple A18 (3 nm)
CPU Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A520) Hexa-core (2x4.04 GHz + 4x2.20 GHz)
GPU Xclipse 540 Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
OS Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 7 iOS 18.3.1, upgradable to iOS 18.5
Selfie camera
Features - HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
Single 12 MP, f/2.2, (wide) 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 10-bit HDR 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, HDR
Sound
3.5mm jack No No
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
Tests
Battery (new) Active use score 12:08h Active use score 11:53h
Display 1213 nits max brightness (measured) 799 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker -26.2 LUFS (Good) -25.7 LUFS (Very good)
Performance AnTuTu: 908689 (v10) GeekBench: 3899 (v6) 3DMark: 1332 (Wild Life Extreme) AnTuTu: 1401105 (v10) GeekBench: 8224 (v6) 3DMark: 2850 (Wild Life Extreme)
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