Samsung Galaxy A56 5G vs Apple iPhone 15
66
out of 100
VS
74
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy A56 5G (with Exynos 1580) that was released on March 2, 2025, against the Apple iPhone 15, which is powered by Apple A16 Bionic and came out 1 year and 6 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Comes with 1651 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3349 mAh
- Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
- Shows 12% longer battery life (28:42 vs 25:31 hours)
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 20W)
- Fingerprint scanner
- The phone is 1 year and 6 months newer
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 15
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Delivers 36% higher peak brightness (1640 against 1204 nits)
- Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 34% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1672K versus 1251K)
- 19% higher pixel density (460 vs 385 PPI)
- Reverse charging feature
- 93% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2612 and 1354 points
- Weighs 27 grams less
- Better grip in hands – the body is 5.9 mm narrower
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1179 x 2556 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 385 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1900 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.6% | 86.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.1% | 99.6% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 306 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A56 5G
6.7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
iPhone 15
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~20% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.2 mm (6.39 inches) | 147.6 mm (5.81 inches) |
| Width | 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) | 71.6 mm (2.82 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 198 g (6.98 oz) | 171 g (6.03 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Green, Pink | Black, Blue, Green, Pink, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
| Repairability | Good (3.19/5) | Average (2.96/5) |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) · 270 drops | Good (C) · 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1580 | Apple A16 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2900 MHz | 3460 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A720 |
- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Xclipse 540 | 5 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1331.2 GFLOPS | ~1789.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 6865 | 22764 |
| Single-core score | 1354 | 2612 |
| Multi-core score | 3789 | 6705 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 490457 | 462812 |
| GPU | 296896 | 453603 |
| Memory | 173263 | 222511 |
| UX | 290896 | 533367 |
| Total score | 1251512 | 1672293 |
| Samples | [130 tests] | [9 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 97% | - |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 641 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 74% |
| Graphics test | - | 15 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 20 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 15 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 11 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 3979 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | - | 17 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2868 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14131 | - |
| Video editing | 7744 | - |
| Photo editing | 22842 | - |
| Data manipulation | 11699 | - |
| Writing score | 18128 | - |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-11 -> Baogia_VN | AnTuTu 11 | 1281445 |
| 📘 2026-10-09 (Baogia_VN) | AnTuTu 12 | 1090096 |
| 📘 2026-10-09 (Baogia_VN) | AnTuTu 11 | 1278747 |
| 📘 2026-10-09 (Baogia_VN) | AnTuTu 12 | 1090096 |
| 📘 2026-09-24 (.) | CPU Throttle | 82% |
Apple iPhone 15
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-14 (Iphone) | AnTuTu 11 | 1585568 |
| 📘 2026-10-09 (Gurudev) | AnTuTu 11 | 1226584 |
| 📘 2026-09-19 (Bear lover) | AnTuTu 11 | 1714105 |
| 📘 2026-09-14 (ZUSEPRO) | AnTuTu 11 | 1603687 |
| 📘 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 24336 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | iOS 17 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27) |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | - |
| OS size | 21.5 GB | 18 GB |
| OS updates | 6 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 3349 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (65% in 30 min) | Yes (58% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:13 hr | 1:50 hr |
| Battery cycles | 2000 cycles | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 11:28 hr | 10:47 hr |
| Watching video | 19:50 hr | 16:55 hr |
| Gaming | 04:53 hr | 05:36 hr |
| Standby | 131 hr | 112 hr |
General battery life
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Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.5" (≈ 0.67 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | Sony IMX633 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 145 | 80 |
| Preview | - | 84 |
| Zoom | 59 | 114 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A56 5G from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 15 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LC | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (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 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| 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 |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2025 | September 2023 |
| Release date | March 2025 | September 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $799 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G | - Apple iPhone 17 |
| SAR (head) | 0.61 W/kg | 0.98 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.05 W/kg | 0.98 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPhone 15 is definitely a better buy.
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