Samsung Galaxy A56 5G vs Google Pixel 6 Pro
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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 Google Pixel 6 Pro, which is powered by Google Tensor and came out 3 years and 5 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
- Shows 55% longer battery life (28:42 vs 18:34 hours)
- Delivers 41% higher peak brightness (1204 against 854 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- 24% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1251K versus 1010K)
- The phone is 3 years and 5 months newer
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 30W)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 6 Pro
- The rear camera has a 4x optical zoom
- Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
- 33% higher pixel density (512 vs 385 PPI)
- Handles wireless charging up to 23W
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
- Reverse charging feature
- 9% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1477 and 1354 points
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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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 | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1440 x 3120 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 385 ppi | 512 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1900 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.6% | 88.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.1% | 98.5% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.2 mm (6.39 inches) | 163.9 mm (6.45 inches) |
| Width | 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 198 g (6.98 oz) | 210 g (7.41 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Green, Pink | White, Black, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.19/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) · 270 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1580 | Google Tensor |
| Max clock | 2900 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 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 1.8 GHz: Cortex A55 - 2 cores at 2.25 GHz: Cortex A76 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Tensor Processing Unit |
| Graphics | Xclipse 540 | Mali-G78 MP20 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 850 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1331.2 GFLOPS | ~1085.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 6865 | - |
| Single-core score | 1354 | 1477 |
| Multi-core score | 3789 | 3595 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 490457 | 365546 |
| GPU | 296896 | 169803 |
| Memory | 173263 | 178763 |
| UX | 290896 | 295913 |
| Total score | 1251512 | 1010025 |
| Samples | [130 tests] | [17 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 97% | 66% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | 641 | 670 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 59% |
| Graphics test | - | 11 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1899 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14131 | 9483 |
| Video editing | 7744 | 6934 |
| Photo editing | 22842 | 19835 |
| Data manipulation | 11699 | 12712 |
| Writing score | 18128 | 16245 |
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% |
Google Pixel 6 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-29 (rulz_103) | AnTuTu 12 | 1225085 |
| 📘 2026-08-04 (nguyen van nguyen) | AnTuTu 11 | 990021 |
| 📘 2026-05-30 (Khakan Ali) | AnTuTu 11 | 1138804 |
| 📘 2026-03-31 (Albert Wesker) | AnTuTu 11 | 918665 |
| 📘 2026-03-25 (Ivan2010shadoy) | AnTuTu 11 | 1111076 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 12 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 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 21.5 GB | 14 GB |
| OS updates | 6 years | - |
| Security updates | 6 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5003 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (23 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (65% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:13 hr | 1:59 hr |
| Battery cycles | 2000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 11:28 hr | 06:56 hr |
| Watching video | 19:50 hr | 10:55 hr |
| Gaming | 04:53 hr | 04:56 hr |
| Standby | 131 hr | 94 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#70th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 4x |
| 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° | 114° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | Samsung GN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 48 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/3.5 |
| Focal length | - | 104 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX586 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 17 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | Sony IMX386 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.25 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 | - |
| Zoom | 59 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A56 5G from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel 6 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 11.1 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 3840 x 2880 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LC | CMOS |
| Pixel size | - | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 143 |
| Video | - | 115 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (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 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2025 | October 2021 |
| Release date | March 2025 | October 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $900 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G | - Google Pixel 10 Pro |
| SAR (head) | 0.61 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.05 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the gaming, battery life, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G. But if the camera and connectivity are more of a priority – go for the Google Pixel 6 Pro.
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