Samsung Galaxy A56 5G vs Fairphone 6
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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 Fairphone 6, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 and came out 3 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
- Delivers 65% higher peak brightness (1208 against 733 nits)
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- Has a 0.39 inch larger screen size
- 22% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1251K versus 1027K)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 30W)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 17% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1354 and 1161 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Fairphone 6
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- 12% higher pixel density (431 vs 385 PPI)
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 | 6.31 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1116 x 2484 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 385 ppi | 431 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 1400 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1900 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.6% | 83.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.1% | 97.2% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A56 5G
6.7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
Fairphone 6
6.31″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~14% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.2 mm (6.39 inches) | 156.5 mm (6.16 inches) |
| Width | 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) | 73.3 mm (2.89 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) | 9.6 mm (0.38 inches) |
| Weight | 198 g (6.98 oz) | 193 g (6.81 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP55 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Green, Pink | White, Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
| Repairability | Good (3.19/5) | Excellent (4.77/5) |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) · 270 drops | Excellent (A) · 300 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1580 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
| 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: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720) - 1 core at 2.5 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Xclipse 540 | Adreno 810 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1331.2 GFLOPS | ~537.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 6865 | 4823 |
| Single-core score | 1354 | 1161 |
| Multi-core score | 3789 | 3390 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 490457 | 417057 |
| GPU | 296896 | 181597 |
| Memory | 173263 | 192786 |
| UX | 290896 | 235585 |
| Total score | 1251512 | 1027025 |
| Samples | [130 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 97% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | 641 | 413 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14131 | 13557 |
| Video editing | 7744 | 7169 |
| Photo editing | 22842 | 21690 |
| Data manipulation | 11699 | 11111 |
| Writing score | 18128 | 16942 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-24 (.) | CPU Throttle | 82% |
| 📘 2026-09-24 (.) | Geekbench 7 GPU | 5755 |
| 📘 2026-09-24 (.) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 1191 / 3814 |
| 📘 2026-09-24 (.) | AnTuTu 12 | 1017323 |
| 📘 2026-09-24 -> CR7 | AnTuTu 12 | 1030440 |
Fairphone 6
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 2048 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | - |
| OS size | 21.5 GB | - |
| OS updates | 6 years | 8 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 8 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4415 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | Yes |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (65% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 25 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:13 hr | 1:15 hr |
| Battery cycles | 2000 cycles | 1000 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 | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 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) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP 3) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | Sony LYTIA-700C |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 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 | 32 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LC | Samsung KD1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.42" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1440p 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 6E (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 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| 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 | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2025 | June 2025 |
| Release date | March 2025 | June 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $599 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G | - |
| SAR (head) | 0.61 W/kg | 0.48 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.05 W/kg | 1.38 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, battery life, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G. But if the camera is more of a priority – go for the Fairphone 6.
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