Samsung Galaxy A56 5G vs OnePlus 13T
66
out of 100
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83
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 OnePlus 13T, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 2 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
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- Has a 0.38 inch larger screen size
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 13T
- 2.5x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3173K versus 1251K)
- Comes with 1260 mAh larger battery capacity: 6260 vs 5000 mAh
- Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 45W)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- 19% higher pixel density (460 vs 385 PPI)
- Has a built-in infrared port
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 | 6.32 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1216 x 2640 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 (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1900 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Crystal Shield Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.6% | 90.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.1% | - |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A56 5G
6.7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
OnePlus 13T
6.32″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.2 in2
~12% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.2 mm (6.39 inches) | 150.81 mm (5.94 inches) |
| Width | 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) | 71.7 mm (2.82 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) | 8.15 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 198 g (6.98 oz) | 185 g (6.53 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP65 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Green, Pink | Black, Gray, Pink |
| 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 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max clock | 2900 MHz | 4320 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| 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 |
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Xclipse 540 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1331.2 GFLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 6865 | 24853 |
| Single-core score | 1354 | 2992 |
| Multi-core score | 3789 | 9307 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 490457 | 950649 |
| GPU | 296896 | 1161132 |
| Memory | 173263 | 356504 |
| UX | 290896 | 705389 |
| Total score | 1251512 | 3173674 |
| Samples | [130 tests] | [8 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 97% | 91% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 18 FPS |
| Graphics score | 641 | 2468 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 42 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 48 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 42 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 35 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 11020 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14131 | 21599 |
| Video editing | 7744 | 8606 |
| Photo editing | 22842 | 29817 |
| Data manipulation | 11699 | 16672 |
| Writing score | 18128 | 24602 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#82nd place)
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% |
OnePlus 13T
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-05 (sosalka) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2748 / 8459 |
| 📘 2026-04-04 (Абэме) | AnTuTu 11 | 3227783 |
| 📘 2026-03-21 (Ian) | AnTuTu 11 | 3173674 |
| 📘 2026-03-11 (huinamb) | AnTuTu 11 | 2988190 |
| 📘 2026-02-16 -> qd1chz | AnTuTu 11 | 3397578 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| 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 |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | ColorOS 15 |
| OS size | 21.5 GB | 54 GB |
| OS updates | 6 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 6260 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (65% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 21 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:13 hr | 1:01 hr |
| Battery cycles | 2000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 11:28 hr | - |
| Watching video | 19:50 hr | - |
| Gaming | 04:53 hr | - |
| Standby | 131 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, 2x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 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° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | - | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | Sony IMX906 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | 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 | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LC | Sony IMX480 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.09" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) 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 | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| 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
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2025 | April 2025 |
| Release date | March 2025 | April 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $650 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G | - OnePlus 15T |
| 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, 80 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 OnePlus 13T is definitely a better buy.
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