Samsung Galaxy A56 5G vs Motorola Edge 70 Fusion

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 Motorola Edge 70 Fusion, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 and came out 1 year 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 A56 5G
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 70 Fusion
  • Comes with 2000 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 5000 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 45W)
  • Delivers 20% higher peak brightness (1476 against 1225 nits)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • The phone is 1 year newer
  • 17% higher pixel density (450 vs 385 PPI)
  • Weighs 21 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A56 5G and Motorola Edge 70 Fusion 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
VS
8 / 128 GB
93.2
(Very good)
Value Index
89.6
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Super AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1272 x 2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 385 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 1500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1900 nits 5200 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Plus Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 87.6% 91.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.1% 103.8%
PWM 120 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
1225 nits
1476 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.2 mm (6.39 inches) 162.76 mm (6.41 inches)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) 75.6 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) 7.21 mm (0.28 inches)
Weight 198 g (6.98 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
Waterproof IP67 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass -
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors Black, Gray, Green, Pink Black, Gray, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.19/5) Good (3.63/5)
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
91.8%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A56 5G and Motorola Edge 70 Fusion
SoC
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
GPU
Graphics Xclipse 540 Adreno 810
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1050 MHz
FLOPS ~1331.2 GFLOPS ~537.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A56 5G and Motorola Edge 70 Fusion
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
3789
Compute Score (GPU)
6865
Compute Score (GPU) 6865 5046
Single-core score 1354 1263
Multi-core score 3789 3421
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1251512
1149292
CPU 490457 427431
GPU 296896 199135
Memory 173263 237162
UX 290896 285564
Total score 1251512 1149292
Samples [130 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 97% -
Graphics test 5 FPS -
Graphics score 641 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 14131 -
Video editing 7744 -
Photo editing 22842 -
Data manipulation 11699 -
Writing score 18128 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-04 (Neagu Mihai)GeekBench CPU1348 / 3823
📘 2026-09-04 (Neagu Mihai)AnTuTu1287132
📘 2026-08-19 (Ferran)AnTuTu1269203
📘 2026-08-11 (Datssemble)GeekBench CPU1349 / 3757
📘 2026-07-18 (Claus)AnTuTu1264715
Motorola Edge 70 Fusion
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-14 (nandoAp)AnTuTu1091436

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory clock 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 16
ROM One UI 8.5 Hello UI
OS size 21.5 GB 35 GB
OS updates 6 years 6 years
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 7000 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 68 W
Battery type Li-Ion Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (65% in 30 min) Yes (86% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:13 hr 1:10 hr
Battery cycles 2000 cycles 1200 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 11:28 hr -
Watching video 19:50 hr -
Gaming 04:53 hr -
Standby 131 hr -
General battery life

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) 120 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 123° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
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
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 12 mm
Sensor Sony IMX258 GalaxyCore GC13A2
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital 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 12 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution - 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 2 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LC GalaxyCore GC32E1
Sensor size - 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size - 0.7 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 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 6.0
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, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
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 Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
87.7 dB
78.5 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2025 March 2026
Release date March 2025 March 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $499 $420
Successor - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G -
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 Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, camera, battery life, and design are more important to you, then choose the Motorola Edge 70 Fusion. But if the performance, gaming, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G.

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