Product
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)
Samsung Galaxy M56
Samsung Galaxy M56
Battery
Charging 18W wired 45W wired
Music play Up to 59 h -
Talk time Up to 23 h (3G) -
Type Li-Ion 3600 mAh, non-removable 5000 mAh
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), plastic frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+)
Dimensions 156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm (6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 in) 162 x 77.3 x 7.2 mm (6.38 x 3.04 x 0.28 in)
SIM Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
  IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) -
Comms
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes No
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Radio FM radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~382 ppi density)
Size 5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~73.6% screen-to-body ratio) 6.74 inches, 111.5 cm2 (~89.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED+, 120Hz
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
  ANT+Samsung Pay -
Launch
Announced 2017, January. Released 2017, January 2025, April 17
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2025, April 17
Main Camera
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Single 16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF -
Triple - 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide) 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, OIS, 10-bit HDR
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
  eMMC 5.1 UFS 3.1
Misc
Colors Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist and Peach Cloud Black, Light Green
Models SM-A720F, SM-A720S SM-M566B, SM-M566B/DS
SAR 1.00 W/kg (head)     0.71 W/kg (body)     0.71 W/kg (head)    
SAR EU 0.21 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)     -
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 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, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G bands - 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Our Tests
Audio quality Noise-91.9dB / Crosstalk -90.3dB -
Battery (old) Endurance rating 115h -
Camera Photo / Video -
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.124(sunlight) -
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 81dB -
Performance GFXBench: 5.2fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) -
Platform
Chipset Exynos 7880 (14 nm) Exynos 1480 (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53 Octa-core (4x2.75 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Mali-T830MP3 Xclipse 530
OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 7
Selfie camera
Single 16 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm 12 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Video 1080p@30fps Yes
Sound
3.5mm jack Yes No
Loudspeaker Yes Yes