Samsung Galaxy A56 5G vs OnePlus Nord 4
67
out of 100
VS
71
out of 100
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 OnePlus Nord 4, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 and came out 8 months before. 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
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- The phone is 8 months newer
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord 4
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 45W)
- 31% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1645K versus 1251K)
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- 17% higher pixel density (450 vs 385 PPI)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- 37% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1860 and 1354 points
- Has a built-in infrared port
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 | 6.74 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1240 x 2772 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20.1:9 |
| PPI | 385 ppi | 450 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 2150 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 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.6% | 89.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.1% | 95.7% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 119 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.2 mm (6.39 inches) | 162.6 mm (6.4 inches) |
| Width | 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) | 75 mm (2.95 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) | 7.99 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 198 g (6.98 oz) | 199.5 g (7.04 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP65 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Green, Pink | Black, Silver, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.19/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) · 270 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1580 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 2900 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) |
| 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 |
- 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 |
| Graphics | Xclipse 540 | Adreno 732 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1331.2 GFLOPS | ~1459.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 6865 | 8062 |
| Single-core score | 1354 | 1860 |
| Multi-core score | 3789 | 5045 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 490457 | 541591 |
| GPU | 296896 | 419629 |
| Memory | 173263 | 280425 |
| UX | 290896 | 403928 |
| Total score | 1251512 | 1645573 |
| Samples | [130 tests] | [25 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 97% | 72% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | 641 | 975 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14131 | 15100 |
| Video editing | 7744 | 7192 |
| Photo editing | 22842 | 20289 |
| Data manipulation | 11699 | 14511 |
| Writing score | 18128 | 14475 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-04 (Neagu Mihai) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1348 / 3823 |
| 📘 2026-09-04 (Neagu Mihai) | AnTuTu 11 | 1287132 |
| 📘 2026-08-19 (Ferran) | AnTuTu 11 | 1269203 |
| 📘 2026-08-11 (Datssemble) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1349 / 3757 |
| 📘 2026-07-18 (Claus) | AnTuTu 11 | 1264715 |
OnePlus Nord 4
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-21 -> Keval Patel | AnTuTu 11 | 1717378 |
| 📘 2026-09-21 (Keval) | AnTuTu 11 | 1656748 |
| 📘 2026-05-13 (Akash) | AnTuTu 11 | 1663978 |
| 📘 2026-04-11 (One) | AnTuTu 11 | 1796634 |
| 📘 2026-04-08 -> jchanich | AnTuTu 11 | 1719478 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 14 |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | OxygenOS 14.1 |
| OS size | 21.5 GB | 17 GB |
| OS updates | 6 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (65% in 30 min) | Yes (60% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:13 hr | 0:28 hr |
| Battery cycles | 2000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 11:28 hr | 15:37 hr |
| Watching video | 19:50 hr | 14:05 hr |
| Gaming | 04:53 hr | 06:45 hr |
| Standby | 131 hr | 113 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (69th and 89th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| 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 |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | - | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | Sony LYTIA LYT-600 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LC | Samsung S5K3P9 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.09" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) 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 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 13 |
| 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 | July 2024 |
| Release date | March 2025 | August 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $499 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G | - OnePlus Nord 5 |
| SAR (head) | 0.61 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.05 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Nord 4:
- The 128 GB variant comes with UFS 3.1 memory, while the others – with UFS 4.0.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, and gaming are more important to you, then choose the OnePlus Nord 4. But if the connectivity, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G.
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