Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 4G vs Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
58
out of 100
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66
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 4G (with MediaTek Helio G100 Ultra) that was released on January 10, 2025, against the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1580 and came out 1 month 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 Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 4G
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Delivers 24% higher peak brightness (1498 against 1204 nits)
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- Weighs 18 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
- 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1251K versus 558K)
- Shows 23% longer battery life (28:42 vs 23:17 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
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | 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 | 1800 nits | 1200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1900 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.4% | 87.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.7% | 99.1% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.16 mm (6.38 inches) | 162.2 mm (6.39 inches) |
| Width | 74.92 mm (2.95 inches) | 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 180 g (6.35 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 | Very good (B) · 180 drops | Excellent (A) · 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G100 Ultra | Samsung Exynos 1580 |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
- 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) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MP2 | Xclipse 540 |
| GPU shading units | 64 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~128 GFLOPS | ~1331.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1302 | 6865 |
| Single-core score | 718 | 1354 |
| Multi-core score | 1934 | 3789 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 198570 | 490457 |
| GPU | 43521 | 296896 |
| Memory | 148613 | 173263 |
| UX | 167499 | 290896 |
| Total score | 558203 | 1251512 |
| Samples | [9 tests] | [130 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 97% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | 132 | 641 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11476 | 14131 |
| Video editing | 5896 | 7744 |
| Photo editing | 19057 | 22842 |
| Data manipulation | 8303 | 11699 |
| Writing score | 11781 | 18128 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 4G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-26 -> its_bhhb.44 | AnTuTu 11 | 562129 |
| 📘 2026-09-26 -> its_bhhb.44 | AnTuTu 12 | 661409 |
| 📘 2026-08-31 -> cott122 | AnTuTu 11 | 588540 |
| 📘 2026-07-10 (zxwytri) | AnTuTu 11 | 563226 |
| 📘 2026-05-08 (Артем228) | AnTuTu 11 | 527118 |
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% |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 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 | 27 GB | 21.5 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 6 years |
| Security updates | 2 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5500 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 (42% in 30 min) | Yes (65% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:21 hr | 1:13 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | 2000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 08:52 hr | 11:28 hr |
| Watching video | 12:15 hr | 19:50 hr |
| Gaming | 05:20 hr | 04:53 hr |
| Standby | 126 hr | 131 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#70th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16320 x 12240 | 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 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KHP3 | Sony IMX906 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | - |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC08A8 | Sony IMX258 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | SmartSens SC202CS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5.1" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | 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 | 32 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV32D40 | Samsung S5K3LC |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 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 | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | January 2025 | March 2025 |
| Release date | January 2025 | March 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $499 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G | - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.61 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.05 W/kg |
| Sensors | - 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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