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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 14 |
| 2016-04-20 | -- |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | -- |
| 5.71 ounces | -- |
| Gold, Gray and White | -- |
| Aluminum | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 399 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) has a global score of 78.7, which is just a bit better than the Huawei P9 Plus's global score of 75.5. Both phones in this review have Android OS, but Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) has the older 14 version while Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat. The Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) is a noticeably lighter and way thinner cellphone than Huawei P9 Plus.
The Huawei P9 Plus features a lot better performance than Samsung Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored), although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Huawei P9 Plus counts with a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored), because although it has a bit lower 1080 x 1920px resolution and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a quite higher screen pixel density.
Huawei P9 Plus features a little bit better memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored), because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 256 GB. Samsung Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) features a superior battery lifetime than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3400mAh.
The Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) counts with a much better camera than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution, a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor taking much better quality videos and photographs, a larger aperture to capture better photos and video in poorly lited environments and a camera with much more MP.
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