Samsung Galaxy Note 20 vs A56 5G

53 out of 100

VS

66 out of 100

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Note 20 (with Exynos 990) that was released on August 5, 2020, against the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1580 and came out 4 years and 8 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Note 20

The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
Handles wireless charging up to 15W
Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
Reverse charging feature

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G

Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
Shows 48% longer battery life (28:42 vs 19:26 hours)
Delivers 96% higher peak brightness (1208 against 616 nits)
37% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1251K versus 913K)
Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
Comes with 700 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4300 mAh
The phone is 4 years and 8 months newer
Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 25W)

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Note 20 and A56 5G crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Size	6.7 inches	6.7 inches
Resolution	1080 x 2400 pixels	1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	19.5:9
PPI	393 ppi	385 ppi
Refresh rate	60 Hz	120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness	600 nits	1200 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	-	1900 nits
HDR support	Yes, HDR10+	Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Gorilla Glass Victus Plus
Screen-to-body ratio	89.1%	87.6%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display

RGB color space	99.9%	99.1%
PWM	250 Hz	120 Hz
Response time	6.4 ms	1 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Height	161.6 mm (6.36 inches)	162.2 mm (6.39 inches)
Width	75.2 mm (2.96 inches)	77.5 mm (3.05 inches)
Thickness	8.3 mm (0.33 inches)	7.4 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight	192 g (6.77 oz)	198 g (6.98 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	IP67
Advanced cooling	Vapor chamber	Vapor chamber
Rear material	Plastic	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	Black, Green, Brown	Black, Gray, Green, Pink
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	Yes, in-display
Repairability	-	Good (3.19/5)
Drop resistance	-	Excellent (A) · 270 drops

Chipset	Samsung Exynos 990	Samsung Exynos 1580
Max clock	2730 MHz	2900 MHz
CPU cores	8 (2 + 2 + 4)	8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Exynos M5	- 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A720
L3 cache	2 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing	Samsung	Samsung
Lithography process	7 nanometers	4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes

Graphics	Mali-G77 MP11	Xclipse 540
GPU shading units	352	256
GPU clock	832 MHz	1300 MHz
FLOPS	~585.7 GFLOPS	~1331.2 GFLOPS

Compute Score (GPU)	-	6865
Single-core score	1190	1354
Multi-core score	2964	3789

CPU	367742	490457
GPU	161823	296896
Memory	165680	173263
UX	218675	290896
Total score	913920	1251512
Samples	[3 tests]	[130 tests]

Web score	8678	14131
Video editing	5768	7744
Photo editing	29836	22842
Data manipulation	7918	11699
Writing score	12118	18128

Date	Benchmark	Result
📘 2026-08-14 (TimFire)	AnTuTu 11	868691
📘 2026-07-24 (Ctvy970)	AnTuTu 11	922959
📘 2026-05-09 -> Jazari28	AnTuTu 11	913920
📘 2023-10-26 (Saleh)	Geekbench 6 CPU	1190 / 2964

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

Stability	88%	97%
Graphics test	3 FPS	5 FPS
Graphics score	443	641

Stability	88%	-
Graphics test	8 FPS	-
Graphics score	1419	-

Storage
Storage size	128 GB	128 GB
Storage type	UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1
Memory card	No	No

Operating system	Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)	Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM	One UI 5.0	One UI 8.5
OS size	35 GB	21.5 GB
OS updates	2 years	6 years
Security updates	4 years	6 years

RAM size	8 GB	6 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5
Memory clock	2400 MHz	3200 MHz
Channels	2	2

Capacity	4300 mAh	5000 mAh
Max charge power	25 W	45 W
Battery type	Li-Ion	Li-Ion
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	Yes (15 W)	No
Reverse charging	Yes, (wireless)	No
Bypass charging	-	No
Fast charging	Yes (50% in 30 min)	Yes (65% in 30 min)
Full charging time	1:05 hr	1:13 hr
Battery cycles	-	2000 cycles

Web browsing	07:01 hr	11:28 hr
Watching video	12:33 hr	19:50 hr
Gaming	04:55 hr	04:53 hr
Standby	96 hr	131 hr

Matrix	12 megapixels	50 megapixels
Image resolution	4000 x 3000	8192 x 6144
Zoom	Optical, 3x	Digital
Flash	Dual LED	LED
Stabilization	Optical	Optical
8K video recording	Up to 24FPS	No
4K video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording	Up to 240FPS	Up to 60FPS
Slow motion	240 FPS (1080p)	240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens	120°	123°
Lenses	1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP	1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode

Image resolution	12 MP	50 MP
Aperture	f/1.8	f/1.8
Focal length	26 mm	-
Sensor	Sony IMX555	Sony IMX906
Sensor size	1/1.76" (≈ 0.57 inch)	1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size	1.8 micron	1 micron
Autofocus	Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)	Phase autofocus
Stabilization	Optical	Optical

Image resolution	64 MP	-
Aperture	f/2.0	-
Focal length	27 mm	-
Sensor	Samsung Bright S5KGW2	-
Sensor size	1/1.72" (≈ 0.58 inch)	-
Pixel size	0.8 micron	-
Stabilization	Optical	-

Bokeh	-	145
Zoom	-	59
Samples	Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Note 20 from DxOMark	Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A56 5G from DxOMark

Megapixels	10 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	3872 x 2592	-
Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.2
Focal length	26 mm	-
Sensor	Sony IMX374	Samsung S5K3LC
Sensor size	1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch)	-
Pixel size	1.22 micron	-
Autofocus	Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)	No
Stabilization	Digital	Digital
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS	2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)	No	No

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	5.3
Bluetooth features	LE, A2DP	LE
USB type	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
USB version	3.2	2
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
DisplayPort	-	No
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
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	Yes
Hybrid slot	No	No
LTE Cat*	20	-
5G support	Yes	Yes

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 vs A56 5G

Key differences

Review

Value for money (Beta)

Tests and specifications

Display

Design and build

Performance

Benchmarks

Recent User Tests

Memory

Software

Battery

Main camera

DxOMark main camera tests

Selfie camera

Connectivity

Sound

Other

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Speakers	Stereo	Stereo
Headphone audio jack	No	No
FM radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes

Category	Flagship	Mid-range
Announced	August 2020	March 2025
Release date	August 2020	March 2025
Launch price (MSRP)	$1000	$499
Successor	-	- Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
SAR (head)	0.359 W/kg	0.61 W/kg
SAR (body)	1.366 W/kg	1.05 W/kg
Sensors	- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint
Bundled charger	-	Not included