Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 8350) that was released on March 3, 2025, against the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1580. 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 Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
- 37% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1719K versus 1251K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (70W versus 45W)
- 19% higher pixel density (460 vs 385 PPI)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- Reverse charging feature
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
- Delivers 83% higher peak brightness (1214 against 663 nits)
- Shows 34% longer battery life (28:42 vs 21:25 hours)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- 12% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1354 and 1207 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1260 x 2800 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 385 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 650 nits | 1200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1900 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.9% | 87.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 100% | 99.1% |
| PWM | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161 mm (6.34 inches) | 162.2 mm (6.39 inches) |
| Width | 75 mm (2.95 inches) | 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 193 g (6.81 oz) | 198 g (6.98 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP67 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Green | 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 | MediaTek Dimensity 8350 | Samsung Exynos 1580 |
| Max clock | 3350 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-A715 |
- 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 | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 780 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G615 MP6 | Xclipse 540 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1400 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2150.4 GFLOPS | ~1331.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 8381 | 6865 |
| Single-core score | 1207 | 1354 |
| Multi-core score | 4144 | 3789 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 464121 | 490457 |
| GPU | 499926 | 296896 |
| Memory | 314789 | 173263 |
| UX | 440391 | 290896 |
| Total score | 1719227 | 1251512 |
| Samples | [6 tests] | [130 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 97% |
| Graphics test | - | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 641 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 14131 |
| Video editing | - | 7744 |
| Photo editing | - | 22842 |
| Data manipulation | - | 11699 |
| Writing score | - | 18128 |
Recent User Tests
Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-04-07 (Ch) | AnTuTu 11 | 1797729 |
| 📘 2026-02-17 (Yousif araz) | AnTuTu 11 | 1525083 |
| 📘 2025-09-28 (Rufino1k14) | AnTuTu 11 | 1719227 |
| 📘 2025-09-27 (Rufino1k14) | AnTuTu 11 | 1719227 |
| 📘 2025-09-12 (Rufino1k14) | AnTuTu 11 | 1605546 |
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 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | - | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | HIOS 15 | One UI 8.5 |
| OS size | 46 GB | 21.5 GB |
| OS updates | - | 6 years |
| Security updates | - | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5100 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 70 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Bypass charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (75% in 30 min) | Yes (65% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:45 hr | 1:13 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 2000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 10:01 hr | 11:28 hr |
| Watching video | 12:22 hr | 19:50 hr |
| Gaming | 05:09 hr | 04:53 hr |
| Standby | 94 hr | 131 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#70th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 114° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-701 | Sony IMX906 |
| 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 |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 70 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | - |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX258 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 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 | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5K3LC |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| 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 6E (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 | 5.3 |
| 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 | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2025 | March 2025 |
| Release date | May 2025 | March 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $470 | $499 |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.61 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.05 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 70 W | Not included |
*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 Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G. But if the battery life, software, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G.
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