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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 14 |
| 2016-10-01 | -- |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | -- |
| 6.42 ounces | -- |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 399 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) has a score of 78.7, which is slightly better than Galaxy A8 (2016)'s 72.8 overall score. Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) is a incredibly thinner and extremely lighter cellphone than the Galaxy A8 (2016). Both phones in our current comparison come with Android operating system, but Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) has 14 version while Galaxy A8 (2016) has Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
The Galaxy A8 (2016) features a slightly better screen than Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored), although it has a little smaller display, a bit worse 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution and a quite inferior count of pixels per screen inch. Samsung Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) has a bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy A8 (2016) has a much powerful processing unit than Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored), although it has lesser RAM, they both have 8 processing cores. The Samsung Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) counts with a much better camera than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a larger diafragm aperture to take better photography in poorly lited environments and a lot higher 50 megapixels resolution back-facing camera.
The Galaxy A56 5G (Rumored) counts with a much longer battery duration than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
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