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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2017-01-13 | -- |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | -- |
| 5.61 ounces | -- |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | -- |
| Glass and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 399 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a general score of 78.7 against 75.8. The Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) body is way lighter and extremely thinner than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017). Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a bit sharper display than Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored), because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a really smaller display, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch of screen.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a very superior performance than Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored), although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Samsung Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) shoots much better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a bigger camera aperture to take better low-light photos, a way higher video resolution and a camera in the back with much more mega pixels.
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) counts with a bigger storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) has a way better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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