Tecno Camon 50 Pro 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.78-inch Tecno Camon 50 Pro 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate) that was released on March 10, 2026, against the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1580 and came out 1 year 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 Tecno Camon 50 Pro 5G
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Comes with 1500 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 5000 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- The phone is 1 year newer
- 11% higher pixel density (429 vs 385 PPI)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- 18% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1251K versus 1059K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- 27% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1354 and 1065 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- 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 | 6.78 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1208 x 2644 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 429 ppi | 385 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | - | 1200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1900 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.3% | 87.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 99.1% |
| PWM | - | 120 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.4 mm (6.39 inches) | 162.2 mm (6.39 inches) |
| Width | 77 mm (3.03 inches) | 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 175 g (6.17 oz) | 198 g (6.98 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP67 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Green, Purple | Black, Gray, Green, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.19/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate | Samsung Exynos 1580 |
| Max clock | 2600 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 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 655 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G615 MP2 | Xclipse 540 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~665.6 GFLOPS | ~1331.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3057 | 6865 |
| Single-core score | 1065 | 1354 |
| Multi-core score | 3199 | 3789 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 419712 | 490457 |
| GPU | 207185 | 296896 |
| Memory | 157319 | 173263 |
| UX | 275499 | 290896 |
| Total score | 1059715 | 1251512 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [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 50 Pro 5G
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Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-24 (.) | CPU Throttle | 82% |
| π 2026-09-24 (.) | Geekbench 7 GPU | 5755 |
| π 2026-09-24 (.) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 1191 / 3814 |
| π 2026-09-24 (.) | AnTuTu 12 | 1017323 |
| π 2026-09-24 -> CR7 | AnTuTu 12 | 1030440 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | HIOS 16 | One UI 8.5 |
| OS size | - | 21.5 GB |
| OS updates | - | 6 years |
| Security updates | - | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | - | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (65% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:13 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 2000 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 11:28 hr |
| Watching video | - | 19:50 hr |
| Gaming | - | 04:53 hr |
| Standby | - | 131 hr |
General battery life
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Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 112Β° | 123Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 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/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | - |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX906 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Focal length | 70 mm | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | - |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX258 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 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/2.2 |
| Sensor | CMOS | Samsung S5K3LC |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - 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 2026 | March 2025 |
| Release date | March 2026 | March 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | - | $499 |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.61 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.05 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 45 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, connectivity, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G. But if the camera is more of a priority β go for the Tecno Camon 50 Pro 5G.
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