Samsung Galaxy A55 5G vs Realme GT Neo 6 SE

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy A55 5G (with Exynos 1480) that was released on March 11, 2024, against the Realme GT Neo 6 SE, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Realme GT Neo 6 SE
  • 66% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1695K versus 1021K)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 25W)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • 15% higher pixel density (450 vs 390 PPI)
  • Thinner bezels – 5.4% more screen real estate
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
  • 64% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1867 and 1137 points
  • Weighs 22 grams less
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A55 5G and Realme GT Neo 6 SE 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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Currency
6 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
62.2
(Average)
Value Index
33.8
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Super AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.6 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1264 x 2780 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 390 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 6000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 360 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Plus Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 85.8% 91.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 100% -
PWM 120 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
1005 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 161.1 mm (6.34 inches) 162 mm (6.38 inches)
Width 77.4 mm (3.05 inches) 75.1 mm (2.96 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 8.65 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
Waterproof IP67 IP65
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Blue, Purple, Yellow Gray, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
91.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A55 5G and Realme GT Neo 6 SE
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 1480 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3
Max clock 2750 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 3 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Xclipse 530 Adreno 732
GPU shading units 128 768
GPU clock 1300 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~665.6 GFLOPS ~1459.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A55 5G and Realme GT Neo 6 SE
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1867
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
4799
Compute Score (GPU)
GT Neo 6 SE +118%
8927
Compute Score (GPU) 4101 8927
Single-core score 1137 1867
Multi-core score 3437 4799
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1021736
1695482
CPU 348485 543364
GPU 226076 422423
Memory 182794 312890
UX 264381 416805
Total score 1021736 1695482
Samples [29 tests] [4 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
GT Neo 6 SE +110%
965
Stability 98% 54%
Graphics test 3 FPS 7 FPS
Graphics score 459 965
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
GT Neo 6 SE +205%
3000
Stability 98% 63%
Graphics test 5 FPS 17 FPS
Graphics score 982 3000
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
17660
Web score 11788 19580
Video editing 7255 6653
Photo editing 23283 43099
Data manipulation 10941 13204
Writing score 17673 23369

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-17 (Артем)AnTuTu1080442
📘 2026-08-23 (No)AnTuTu965699
📘 2026-08-14 (Brice)GeekBench CPU1115 / 3126
📘 2026-08-06 (Mazen)AnTuTu1057022
📘 2026-06-28 (SK.EMTIAZ)AnTuTu1021736
Realme GT Neo 6 SE
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-16 (Fahas Pasha)AnTuTu1639065
📘 2026-03-12 (AZIZ)AnTuTu1716980
📘 2025-12-07 (محمد)AnTuTu1695482
📘 2025-10-27 -> MohawkAnTuTu1642724
📘 2024-09-14 (retyg)GeekBench CPU1867 / 4799

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory clock 3200 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 14
ROM One UI 8.5 Realme UI 5.0
OS size 20.1 GB -
OS updates 4 years 3 years
Security updates 5 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5500 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 100 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No -
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (55% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 12 min)
Full charging time 1:03 hr 0:25 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:24 hr -
Watching video 17:52 hr -
Gaming 05:16 hr -
Standby 125 hr -
General battery life
26:41 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 -
Zoom Digital Digital
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) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 123° 112°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.9
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX906 Sony IMX882
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 16 mm
Sensor Sony IMX258 Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.14 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 5 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Sensor GalaxyCore GC5035 -
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 45 -
Preview 54 -
Zoom 75 -
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A55 5G from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6464 x 4864 -
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Focal length 26 mm 22 mm
Sensor Sony IMX616 Sony IMX615
Sensor size 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus No No
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 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 5.4
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
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Depends on the region 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 No
Hybrid slot Yes No
LTE Cat* 18 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes -
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2024 April 2024
Release date March 2024 April 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $439 $415
Successor - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G -
SAR (head) 0.68 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.04 W/kg -
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 100 W
Further details
Notes on Galaxy A55 5G:
    - The barometer is only available in the model for the USA.
    - SM-A556B/DS and A556E/DS models come with two physical SIM cards.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the performance and gaming are more important to you, then choose the Realme GT Neo 6 SE. But if the camera, software, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G.

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