Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.83-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra) that was released on December 18, 2025, against the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1580 and came out 10 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 Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G
- Delivers 177% higher peak brightness (3362 against 1214 nits)
- Comes with 1580 mAh larger battery capacity: 6580 vs 5000 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- 16% higher pixel density (447 vs 385 PPI)
- Reverse charging feature
- The phone is 10 months newer
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
- 35% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1251K versus 927K)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- 30% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1354 and 1042 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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 | 6.83 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1280 x 2772 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 447 ppi | 385 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 1200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3200 nits | 1900 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.6% | 87.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.9% | 99.1% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.61 mm (6.44 inches) | 162.2 mm (6.39 inches) |
| Width | 78.09 mm (3.07 inches) | 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.96 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 210 g (7.41 oz) | 198 g (6.98 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP67 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Blue, Purple | Black, Gray, Green, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Average (2.63/5) | Good (3.19/5) |
| Drop resistance | Very good (B) · 180 drops | Excellent (A) · 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra | 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) | 3008 | 6865 |
| Single-core score | 1042 | 1354 |
| Multi-core score | 2950 | 3789 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 324188 | 490457 |
| GPU | 147261 | 296896 |
| Memory | 182022 | 173263 |
| UX | 273704 | 290896 |
| Total score | 927175 | 1251512 |
| Samples | [7 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
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-16 (Gg) | AnTuTu 11 | 931786 |
| 📘 2026-07-14 (Name-less) | AnTuTu 11 | 953150 |
| 📘 2026-06-23 (Charlotte Filbert) | AnTuTu 11 | 870152 |
| 📘 2026-03-29 (Mishkat) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 3008 |
| 📘 2026-03-29 (Mishkat) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1042 / 2950 |
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 | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | One UI 8.5 |
| OS size | - | 21.5 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 6 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6580 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (47% in 30 min) | Yes (65% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:13 hr | 1:13 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | 2000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 13:11 hr | 11:28 hr |
| Watching video | 17:54 hr | 19:50 hr |
| Gaming | 06:54 hr | 04:53 hr |
| Standby | 104 hr | 131 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (102nd and 70th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16320 x 12240 | 8192 x 6144 |
| 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 | 120° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) 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 | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHPE | Sony IMX906 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | - |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV08F10 | Sony IMX258 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 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 | 20 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3888 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | - |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV20B | Samsung S5K3LC |
| Sensor size | 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) 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 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 | 5.4 | 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, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | 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 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | December 2025 | March 2025 |
| Release date | January 2026 | March 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $349 | $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, 45 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display and camera are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G. But if the performance, gaming, and design are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G.
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