Samsung Galaxy A56 5G vs Galaxy A25
66
out of 100
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51
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 Samsung Galaxy A25, which is powered by Exynos 1280 and came out 1 year and 3 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)
- 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1251K versus 617K)
- Shows 56% longer battery life (28:42 vs 18:26 hours)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- Delivers 18% higher peak brightness (1208 against 1028 nits)
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 25W)
- The phone is 1 year and 3 months newer
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A25
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack 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 | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 385 ppi | 396 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 1000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1900 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.6% | 84.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.1% | 145.1% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 119 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.2 mm (6.39 inches) | 161 mm (6.34 inches) |
| Width | 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) | 76.5 mm (3.01 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 198 g (6.98 oz) | 197 g (6.95 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Green, Pink | Black, Blue, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
| Repairability | Good (3.19/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) · 270 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1580 | Samsung Exynos 1280 |
| Max clock | 2900 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| 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 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Xclipse 540 | Mali-G68 MP4 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 897 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1331.2 GFLOPS | ~229.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 6865 | 2348 |
| Single-core score | 1354 | 957 |
| Multi-core score | 3789 | 2095 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 490457 | 246621 |
| GPU | 296896 | 71605 |
| Memory | 173263 | 102085 |
| UX | 290896 | 197004 |
| Total score | 1251512 | 617315 |
| Samples | [130 tests] | [22 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 97% | 95% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 641 | 226 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14131 | - |
| Video editing | 7744 | - |
| Photo editing | 22842 | - |
| Data manipulation | 11699 | - |
| Writing score | 18128 | - |
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 |
Samsung Galaxy A25
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-14 (DJ) | AnTuTu 11 | 651423 |
| 📘 2026-06-15 (OmPhanLaoRaBien) | AnTuTu 11 | 637428 |
| 📘 2026-06-02 (MusteryLodall) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 936 / 2053 |
| 📘 2026-06-02 (MusteryLodall) | AnTuTu 11 | 605286 |
| 📘 2026-05-30 (🇻🇳 CuoiLaoXuongSong) | AnTuTu 11 | 630054 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 14 |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | One UI 6 |
| OS size | 21.5 GB | 20 GB |
| OS updates | 6 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (65% in 30 min) | Yes (49% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:13 hr | 1:24 hr |
| Battery cycles | 2000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 11:28 hr | 06:44 hr |
| Watching video | 19:50 hr | 11:34 hr |
| Gaming | 04:53 hr | 04:52 hr |
| Standby | 131 hr | 91 hr |
General battery life
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Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8160 x 6120 |
| 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° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 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 | - | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.64 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 | Samsung ISOCELL (S5K)4HA |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC02M1 |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
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 | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4160 x 3120 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LC | Hynix Hi-1339 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - 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 | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2025 | December 2023 |
| Release date | March 2025 | December 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $299 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G | - Samsung Galaxy A26 5G |
| SAR (head) | 0.61 W/kg | 0.46 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.05 W/kg | 1.19 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- 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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 45
