| Product |
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)
|
Samsung Galaxy A56
|
| Battery |
| Charging |
18W wired |
45W wired, 65% in 30 min, 100% in 68 min |
| Type |
Li-Ion 3800 mAh, non-removable |
5000 mAh |
| Body |
| Build |
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame |
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame |
| Dimensions |
162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm (6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 in) |
162.2 x 77.5 x 7.4 mm (6.39 x 3.05 x 0.29 in) |
| SIM |
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM |
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) |
| Weight |
183 g (6.46 oz) |
198 g (6.98 oz) |
| |
- |
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min) |
| Comms |
| Bluetooth |
5.0, A2DP, LE |
5.3, A2DP, LE |
| NFC |
Yes |
Yes (market/region dependent) |
| Positioning |
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
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 5 |
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ |
| Resolution |
1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~393 ppi density) |
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density) |
| Size |
6.3 inches, 100.2 cm2 (~80.1% screen-to-body ratio) |
6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~87.7% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Type |
Super AMOLED |
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (HBM), 1900 nits (peak) |
| Features |
| Sensors |
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass |
| |
ANT+
Samsung Pay |
Virtual Proximity Sensing
Circle to Search |
| Launch |
| Announced |
2018, October. Released 2018, November |
2025, March 02 |
| Status |
Discontinued |
Available. Released 2025, March 10 |
| Main Camera |
| Features |
LED flash, panorama, HDR |
Best Face, LED flash, panorama, HDR |
| Quad |
24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm, PDAF
10 MP f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.9", 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.2, (depth) |
- |
| 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@30fps |
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS |
| Memory |
| Card slot |
microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
No |
| Internal |
64GB 6GB RAM, 64GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM |
128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM |
| |
eMMC 5.1 |
UFS 3.1 |
| Misc |
| Colors |
Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue, Bubblegum Pink |
Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray |
| Models |
SM-A920F, SM-A9200, SM-A920N, SM-A920X |
SM-A566V, SM-A566B, SM-A566B/DS, SM-A566E, SM-A566E/DS, SM-A5660 |
| SAR |
0.27 W/kg (head) 0.84 W/kg (body) |
1.32 W/kg (head) |
| SAR EU |
0.35 W/kg (head) 1.59 W/kg (body) |
0.61 W/kg (head) 1.05 W/kg (body) |
| Network |
| 2G bands |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G bands |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 |
| 5G bands |
- |
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 |
| Speed |
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps |
HSPA, LTE, 5G |
| Technology |
GSM / HSPA / LTE |
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G |
| |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
- |
| Our Tests |
| Audio quality |
Noise -90.6dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB |
- |
| Battery (old) |
Endurance rating 88h |
- |
| Camera |
Photo / Video |
- |
| Display |
Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.220 (sunlight) |
- |
| Loudspeaker |
Voice 69dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 77dB |
- |
| Performance |
AnTuTu: 140500 (v7)
GeekBench: 5763 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 8.3fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) |
- |
| Platform |
| Chipset |
Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) |
Exynos 1580 (4 nm) |
| CPU |
Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) |
Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A520) |
| GPU |
Adreno 512 |
Xclipse 540 |
| OS |
Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI |
Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 7 |
| Selfie camera |
| Features |
HDR |
- |
| Single |
24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm |
12 MP, f/2.2, (wide) |
| Video |
1080p@30fps |
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 10-bit HDR |
| Sound |
| 3.5mm jack |
Yes |
No |
| Loudspeaker |
Yes |
Yes, with stereo speakers |
| Tests |
| Battery (new) |
- |
Active use score 12:08h |
| Display |
- |
1213 nits max brightness (measured) |
| Loudspeaker |
- |
-26.2 LUFS (Good) |
| Performance |
- |
AnTuTu: 908689 (v10)
GeekBench: 3899 (v6)
3DMark: 1332 (Wild Life Extreme) |
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