Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A56 5G

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra) that was released on December 17, 2024, against the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1580 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
  • 86% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1251K versus 671K)
  • Shows 28% longer battery life (28:42 vs 22:28 hours)
  • Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G and Samsung Galaxy A56 5G 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
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6 / 128 GB
104.6
(Excellent)
Value Index
89.8
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 395 ppi 385 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 1200 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 2100 nits 1900 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Gorilla Glass Victus Plus
Screen-to-body ratio 87.3% 87.6%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.6% 99.1%
PWM 60 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
1175 nits
1204 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.4 mm (6.39 inches) 162.2 mm (6.39 inches)
Width 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) 77.5 mm (3.05 inches)
Thickness 7.99 mm (0.31 inches) 7.4 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz)
Waterproof IP64 IP67
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Black, Blue, Purple Black, Gray, Green, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Average (2.61/5) Good (3.19/5)
Drop resistance Average (D) · 45 drops Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G and Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra Samsung Exynos 1580
Max clock 2500 MHz 2900 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A720
L3 cache - 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 550 Yes
GPU
Graphics IMG BXM-8-256 Xclipse 540
GPU shading units 128 256
GPU clock 950 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS ~1331.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G and Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
3789
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy A56 5G +4985%
6865
Compute Score (GPU) 135 6865
Single-core score 937 1354
Multi-core score 2248 3789
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1251512
CPU 262554 490457
GPU 53544 296896
Memory 146793 173263
UX 208682 290896
Total score 671573 1251512
Samples [9 tests] [130 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 97%
Graphics test - 5 FPS
Graphics score - 641
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
14006
Web score 10402 14131
Video editing 4636 7744
Photo editing 23419 22842
Data manipulation 8321 11699
Writing score 16909 18128

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-11 (Magist)AnTuTu 12801660
📘 2026-06-24 (CMOs)AnTuTu 11692215
📘 2026-06-02 (kokofish)AnTuTu 11680125
📘 2026-05-16 (Luka)AnTuTu 11687348
📘 2026-05-11 (Muhamad Sodikin)AnTuTu 11625753
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%

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory clock 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 2048 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM HyperOS 2.0 One UI 8.5
OS size 28 GB 21.5 GB
OS updates 2 years 6 years
Security updates 2 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 5110 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 45 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (58% in 30 min) Yes (65% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:00 hr 1:13 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles 2000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:36 hr 11:28 hr
Watching video 14:05 hr 19:50 hr
Gaming 05:10 hr 04:53 hr
Standby 93 hr 131 hr
General battery life
22:28 hr
28:42 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens - 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.5 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX882 Sony IMX906
Sensor size 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
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
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 20 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 -
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm -
Sensor OmniVision OV20B40 Samsung S5K3LC
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 0.7 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
91.9 dB
87.7 dB

Other

Category Budget Mid-range
Announced December 2024 March 2025
Release date December 2024 March 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $199 $499
Successor - Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
SAR (head) - 0.61 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.05 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 45 W 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 Samsung Galaxy A56 5G is definitely a better buy.

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