Samsung Galaxy A56 5G vs Honor 90
66
out of 100
VS
59
out of 100
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 90, which is powered by Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition and came out 1 year and 9 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
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- Shows 50% longer battery life (28:42 vs 19:10 hours)
- 43% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1251K versus 873K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Optical image stabilization
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Stereo speakers
- The phone is 1 year and 9 months newer
Reasons to consider the Honor 90
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 45W)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- 13% higher pixel density (435 vs 385 PPI)
- Reverse charging feature
- Weighs 15 grams less
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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1200 x 2664 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.98:9 |
| PPI | 385 ppi | 435 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 1000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1900 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.6% | 90.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.1% | 99.7% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 728 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.2 mm (6.39 inches) | 161.9 mm (6.37 inches) |
| Width | 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) | 74.1 mm (2.92 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 198 g (6.98 oz) | 183 g (6.46 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Green, Pink | Black, Silver, Blue, Green |
| 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 | Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition |
| Max clock | 2900 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 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-A510 - 3 cores at 2.36 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A710 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Xclipse 540 | Adreno 644 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 443 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1331.2 GFLOPS | ~680.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 6865 | 2963 |
| Single-core score | 1354 | 1110 |
| Multi-core score | 3789 | 2968 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 490457 | 324311 |
| GPU | 296896 | 119050 |
| Memory | 173263 | 174797 |
| UX | 290896 | 255415 |
| Total score | 1251512 | 873573 |
| Samples | [130 tests] | [8 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 97% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 641 | 276 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | - | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 857 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14131 | 10439 |
| Video editing | 7744 | 7300 |
| Photo editing | 22842 | 27068 |
| Data manipulation | 11699 | 9185 |
| Writing score | 18128 | 11979 |
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% |
Honor 90
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-09 (Ka4sen) | AnTuTu 12 | 954645 |
| 📘 2026-09-06 (STEVEN MP) | AnTuTu 11 | 920942 |
| 📘 2026-08-23 (Zamorokk) | AnTuTu 11 | 886048 |
| 📘 2026-05-10 (Damon) | AnTuTu 11 | 805921 |
| 📘 2026-04-01 (MrVolt) | AnTuTu 11 | 836065 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 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 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | MagicOS 8.0 |
| OS size | 21.5 GB | 23 GB |
| OS updates | 6 years | - |
| Security updates | 6 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (65% in 30 min) | Yes (80% in 35 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:13 hr | 1:12 hr |
| Battery cycles | 2000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 11:28 hr | 08:26 hr |
| Watching video | 19:50 hr | 11:56 hr |
| Gaming | 04:53 hr | 04:40 hr |
| Standby | 131 hr | 84 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#70th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 16256 x 12192 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 960 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) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| 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 | Digital |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 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 | 60 |
| Preview | - | 64 |
| Zoom | 59 | 86 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A56 5G from DxOMark | Photo samples of Honor 90 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8160 x 6112 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LC | - |
| Autofocus | No | - |
| Stabilization | 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 6 (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 |
| 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 | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2025 | May 2023 |
| Release date | March 2025 | June 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $499 |
| 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, 66 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 Samsung Galaxy A56 5G is definitely a better buy.
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