Samsung Galaxy A56 5G vs Honor 400 Pro

66 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
VS
80 out of 100
Honor 400 Pro

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy A56 5G (with Exynos 1580) that was released on March 2, 2025, against the Honor 400 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 3 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
  • Shows 17% longer battery life (28:42 vs 24:36 hours)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Honor 400 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • 79% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2243K versus 1251K)
  • Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 45W)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Delivers 22% higher peak brightness (1472 against 1204 nits)
  • 19% higher pixel density (460 vs 385 PPI)
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A56 5G and Honor 400 Pro crucial features
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)

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6 / 128 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
89.8
(Very good)
Value Index
48.3
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Super AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1280 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 385 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 1500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1900 nits 5000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Plus Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 87.6% 90%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.1% -
PWM 120 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
1204 nits
400 Pro +22%
1472 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 162.2 mm (6.39 inches) 160.8 mm (6.33 inches)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) 76.1 mm (3 inches)
Thickness 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) 8.1 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 198 g (6.98 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Waterproof IP67 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors Black, Gray, Green, Pink Black, Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.19/5) Good (3.61/5)
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
400 Pro +3%
90%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A56 5G and Honor 400 Pro
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 1580 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max clock 2900 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
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
- 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 4 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Xclipse 540 Adreno 750
GPU shading units 256 1536
GPU clock 1300 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS ~1331.2 GFLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A56 5G and Honor 400 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
400 Pro +56%
2109
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
400 Pro +77%
6695
Compute Score (GPU)
400 Pro +109%
14352
Compute Score (GPU) 6865 14352
Single-core score 1354 2109
Multi-core score 3789 6695
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1251512
400 Pro +79%
2243804
CPU 490457 702885
GPU 296896 723128
Memory 173263 332058
UX 290896 485733
Total score 1251512 2243804
Samples [130 tests] [24 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
400 Pro +133%
1492
Stability 97% 75%
Graphics test 5 FPS 11 FPS
Graphics score 641 1492
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test - 29 FPS
Section 1 - 32 FPS
Section 2 - 29 FPS
Section 3 - 25 FPS
Graphics score - 7535
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
400 Pro +14%
16036
Web score 14131 17920
Video editing 7744 7685
Photo editing 22842 29553
Data manipulation 11699 14371
Writing score 18128 17125

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-11 -> Baogia_VNAnTuTu 111281445
📘 2026-10-09 (Baogia_VN)AnTuTu 121090096
📘 2026-10-09 (Baogia_VN)AnTuTu 111278747
📘 2026-10-09 (Baogia_VN)AnTuTu 121090096
📘 2026-09-24 (.)CPU Throttle82%
Honor 400 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-09 (Lunka)AnTuTu 112094129
📘 2026-09-01 (Maska)AnTuTu 112163688
📘 2026-07-07 -> naufallAnTuTu 112162598
📘 2026-06-28 (f0NES1k)AnTuTu 112306681
📘 2026-06-10 (Zhan)AnTuTu 112206753

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory clock 3200 MHz -
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM One UI 8.5 MagicOS 10
OS size 21.5 GB -
OS updates 6 years 6 years
Security updates 6 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5300 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 100 W
Battery type Li-Ion Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging No Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (65% in 30 min) Yes (93% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:13 hr 0:38 hr
Battery cycles 2000 cycles 1200 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 11:28 hr 10:11 hr
Watching video 19:50 hr 14:23 hr
Gaming 04:53 hr 06:01 hr
Standby 131 hr 118 hr
General battery life
28:42 hr
24:36 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 200 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 16384 x 12288
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
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) -
Angle of widest lens 123° 112°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.9
Sensor Sony IMX906 Samsung ISOCELL HP3
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.56 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 50 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Focal length - 68 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX856
Sensor size - 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size - 0.8 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 16 mm
Sensor Sony IMX258 -
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
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 -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution - 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.1
Sensor Samsung S5K3LC -
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 5.4
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 No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
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
87.7 dB
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2025 May 2025
Release date March 2025 May 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $499 $799
Successor - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G - Honor 500 Pro
SAR (head) 0.61 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.05 W/kg -
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 100 W
*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 Honor 400 Pro is definitely a better buy.

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