Samsung Galaxy S20 vs A56 5G
59
out of 100
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67
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.2-inch Samsung Galaxy S20 (with Exynos 9 Octa 990) that was released on February 11, 2020, against the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1580 and came out 5 years and 1 month 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 S20
- 46% higher pixel density (563 vs 385 PPI)
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1000GB
- The rear camera has a 1.1x optical zoom
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- Better grip in hands – the body is 8.4 mm narrower
- Reverse charging feature
- Weighs 35 grams less
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
- Shows 78% longer battery life (28:42 vs 16:07 hours)
- Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4000 mAh
- 38% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1251K versus 907K)
- Delivers 49% higher peak brightness (1225 against 821 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
- The phone is 5 years and 1 month newer
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 25W)
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 | Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 563 ppi | 385 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 1200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | 1900 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.5% | 87.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 99.1% |
| PWM | 242 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 8.5 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A56 5G
6.7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
Galaxy S20
6.2″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.4 in2
~18% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 151.7 mm (5.97 inches) | 162.2 mm (6.39 inches) |
| Width | 69.1 mm (2.72 inches) | 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 163 g (5.75 oz) | 198 g (6.98 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP67 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Blue, Red | Black, Gray, Green, Pink |
| 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 9 Octa 990 | Samsung Exynos 1580 |
| Max clock | 3020 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 |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 6865 |
| Single-core score | 996 | 1354 |
| Multi-core score | 2914 | 3789 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 370196 | 490457 |
| GPU | 130687 | 296896 |
| Memory | 151878 | 173263 |
| UX | 254379 | 290896 |
| Total score | 907140 | 1251512 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | [130 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 73% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | 391 | 641 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 71% | - |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1414 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9900 | 14131 |
| Video editing | 5850 | 7744 |
| Photo editing | 32007 | 22842 |
| Data manipulation | 8870 | 11699 |
| Writing score | 13632 | 18128 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S20
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-17 -> wrath | AnTuTu | 953700 |
| 📘 2026-06-16 (Wrath) | AnTuTu | 907140 |
| 📘 2026-03-26 (Soulsinho) | AnTuTu | 888046 |
| 📘 2026-01-20 (minxvix) | AnTuTu | 876396 |
| 📘 2024-09-21 (Muhammad Abdullah Haider) | GeekBench CPU | 996 / 2914 |
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-04 (Neagu Mihai) | GeekBench CPU | 1348 / 3823 |
| 📘 2026-09-04 (Neagu Mihai) | AnTuTu | 1287132 |
| 📘 2026-08-19 (Ferran) | AnTuTu | 1269203 |
| 📘 2026-08-11 (Datssemble) | GeekBench CPU | 1349 / 3757 |
| 📘 2026-07-18 (Claus) | AnTuTu | 1264715 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1000 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | One UI 5.1 | One UI 8.5 |
| OS size | 20.1 GB | 21.5 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 6 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4000 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 (100% in 75 min) | Yes (65% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:15 hr | 1:13 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 2000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 06:49 hr | 11:28 hr |
| Watching video | 10:33 hr | 19:50 hr |
| Gaming | 04:30 hr | 04:53 hr |
| Standby | 69 hr | 131 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#69th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 1.1x | Digital |
| Flash | 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 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 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 | Samsung S5K2LD | 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 | 29 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung Bright S5KGW2 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.72" (≈ 0.58 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K2LA | Sony IMX258 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 1.12 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 | 10 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 2592 x 3872 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3J1 | 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 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - 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 | 3.1 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | 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 | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 22 | - |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | February 2020 | March 2025 |
| Release date | March 2020 | March 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $499 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy S25 FE | - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G |
| SAR (head) | 0.28 W/kg | 0.61 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.52 W/kg | 1.05 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | 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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