Head to head
Samsung Galaxy A36vsSamsung Galaxy A56
The short answer
Choose the Galaxy A56 for Geekbench 6 CPU score. The Galaxy A36 wins no row by a gap you’d notice. The Galaxy A36 is £100 cheaper at UK RRP (£399 against £499). Both get security updates until March 2031.
- Released
- 2025-03-28endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Price
- £399Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy A56 5G, A36 5G and A26 5G, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Security updates until
- 2031-03-28endoflife.date — Samsung mobile, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Released
- 2025-03-28endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Price
- £499Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy A56 5G, A36 5G and A26 5G, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Security updates until
- 2031-03-28endoflife.date — Samsung mobile, retrieved 2026-08-20
0 wins for Galaxy A361 win for Galaxy A561 gap borderline1 difference you won’t notice£100 apart at RRP
Verdict: Galaxy A56 ahead on 1 row, Galaxy A36 on none
On the named third-party sources, the Galaxy A56 wins on Geekbench 6 (CPU, multi-core) (3,701 against 2,781, both from Geekbench Browser). One gap is borderline, a difference most people would not notice: battery per charge (44.57 h against 41.47 h) for the Galaxy A56. The difference in weight is below the threshold you would notice. Both state the same display size, refresh rate, peak brightness, storage (base), RAM, battery capacity, claimed video playback, battery lifespan and fast charging. The other 32 rows have no threshold or no direction to judge by, so nobody wins them.
True to scale
Outlines from each maker’s published dimensions, drawn to scale. Corner rounding is our drawing convention, not a measurement.
Specifications
A win is marked only where the figures can be ranked and the gap is one you could notice. A row the site has no threshold for says whether the two differ, and that it is not ranking them. = marks the same figure on both, ≠ not ranked a difference with no ranking. Every figure carries its source.
Body
Display
Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy A56 5G, A36 5G and A26 5G claims 1200 nits · GSMArena — Samsung Galaxy A36 specifications reports 1900 nits
Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy A56 5G, A36 5G and A26 5G claims 1200 nits · GSMArena — Samsung Galaxy A56 specifications reports 1900 nits
Platform
Memory
Camera
Battery
Connectivity
Benchmarks
7 attributes neither phone has a sourced figure for
Typical brightness · HDR peak brightness · OS versions supported · Google Mobile Services · Telephoto · Wireless charging · 3DMark Wild Life Extreme. Rows appear as sources are cited — a gap in our data, not a statement about either phone.
Questions
Is the Galaxy A36 better than the Galaxy A56?
On the figures, the Galaxy A56 is ahead wherever there is a gap you’d notice: Geekbench 6 (CPU, multi-core), 3,701 against 2,781 (both Geekbench Browser). The Galaxy A36 wins no row by such a gap. That is a count of rows, not an overall score.
Which has the better battery?
The Galaxy A56 is ahead, narrowly: battery per charge, 44.57 h against 41.47 h (both EU energy label), a borderline gap most people would not notice. Both state 29 h for claimed video playback (Samsung UK). Both state 5,000 mAh for battery capacity (Samsung Newsroom UK).
Which is lighter?
The Galaxy A36 is lighter on paper, but not by a gap you’d notice: weight, 195 g against 198 g (both Samsung Newsroom UK).
Which has the brighter screen?
Neither: both state 1,200 nits for peak brightness (Samsung Newsroom UK).
Which gets updates for longer?
Both get security updates until March 2031. Sources: dates from endoflife.date.
Which is cheaper?
The Galaxy A36 is £100 cheaper at UK RRP (£399 against £499). Prices from Galaxy A36: Samsung Newsroom UK; Galaxy A56: Samsung Newsroom UK.
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