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Samsung Galaxy A56

The Samsung Galaxy A56 went on sale on 28 March 2025, launched at £499 (Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy A56 5G, A36 5G and A26 5G). It has a 6.7-inch display, a weight of 198 g, the Exynos 1580 chip, a 50 MP main camera and 256 GB of storage to start. Samsung claims up to 29 hours of video playback. Security updates are committed until 28 March 2031. Every figure in the Samsung Galaxy A56 specifications below links the page it came from and the date it was read.

162.2 mm77.5 mm7.4 mm
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

Battery per charge

44.57h

Official

Peak brightness

1200nits

Official

Weight

198g

Official

Water/dust rating

IP67

Official

Specifications

Every figure carries its source, linked and dated.

Body

Dimensions
162.2 x 77.5 x 7.4 mmOfficial
Weight
198gOfficial
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame3rd party
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)3rd party
Water/dust rating
IP67Official
Unlock
Fingerprint SensorOfficial

Display

Display type
Super AMOLED, up to 120Hz, Vision BoosterOfficial
Display size
6.7inOfficial
Resolution
1080 x 23403rd party
Pixel density
385ppi3rd party
Refresh rate
120HzOfficial
Peak brightness
1200nitsOfficial

Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy A56 5G, A36 5G and A26 5G claims 1200 nits · GSMArena — Samsung Galaxy A56 specifications reports 1900 nits

Screen protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+Official

Platform

Operating system
Android 15, One UI 7Official
Chipset
Exynos 1580Official
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A520)3rd party
GPU
Xclipse 5403rd party

Memory

Storage (base)
256GBOfficial
Storage options
256GBOfficial
RAM
8GBOfficial
Card slot
No3rd party

Camera

Main camera
50MP Main f/1.8 AF OIS; 12MP Ultra-Wide f/2.2; 5MP Macro f/2.4; 12MP front f/2.2Official
Main sensor resolution
50MPOfficial
Main aperture
f/1.8Official
Main sensor size
1/1.56"3rd party
Ultrawide
12MP Ultra-Wide, f/2.2Official
Front camera
12MP front, f/2.2Official
Video capture
4K@30fps3rd party

Battery

Battery capacity
5000mAhOfficial
Battery per charge
44.57hOfficial

EU energy label (via GSMArena), retrieved 2026-08-20

Claimed video playback
29hOfficial
Battery lifespan
2000cyclesOfficial

EU energy label (via GSMArena), retrieved 2026-08-20

Fast charging
45WOfficial

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 63rd party
Bluetooth
5.33rd party
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG3rd party
NFC
Yes3rd party
Positioning
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS3rd party

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (CPU, multi-core)
37013rd party

Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs), retrieved 2026-09-14

AnTuTu benchmark
12238863rd party

AnTuTu official ranking, retrieved 2026-09-14

DXOMARK camera score
1143rd party

DXOMARK, retrieved 2026-09-14

Misc

Colours
Awesome Lightgrey, Awesome Graphite, Awesome Olive, Awesome PinkOfficial
SAR (EU, head)
0.61W/kg3rd party
Repairability (EU class)
COfficial

EU energy label (via GSMArena), retrieved 2026-08-20

7 attributes without a sourced figure yet

Typical brightness · HDR peak brightness · OS versions supported · Google Mobile Services · Telephoto · Wireless charging · 3DMark Wild Life Extreme. A gap in our data, not a statement about the phone — rows appear as sources are cited.

What it actually costs

New against used, and what the same shop pays for the phone in your pocket.

New

recommended retail

£499

Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy A56 5G, A36 5G and A26 5G, retrieved 2026-08-20

Used, Grade A

cheapest of 4 colours

£325–£350

CeX, read 2026-10-05 · repriced 2026-08-14

Used, Grade B

cheapest of 4 colours

£285–£295

CeX, read 2026-10-05 · repriced 2026-06-13

Used, Grade C

cheapest of 4 colours

£215–£260

CeX, read 2026-10-05 · repriced 2026-09-11

Typical asking price (eBay UK)

median of 15 used listings

£250

eBay UK, read 2026-10-05

Trade in yours, Grade A

£188cash£224voucher

CeX, read 2026-10-05 · 19% more as store credit

Prices move; these were read on 2026-10-05. Used and trade-in figures are CeX's own, for an unlocked handset at this device's base storage. CeX prices each colour separately, so a grade shows as the range across them. The eBay figure is the middle of the used listings on sale that day — what sellers are asking, not what anyone paid. We hold no stock and take no commission.

Software support

Feature updates until
Security updates until

Basis: Maker commitment, via endoflife.date

endoflife.date records OS EOL and security support both as 2031-03-28 for Galaxy A56 5G. Samsung's UK launch article states up to six generations of Android OS and One UI upgrades and six years of security updates for the Galaxy A series (seven OS generations on A56 Enterprise Edition). These dates are Samsung's published window, not a prediction of when updates will actually stop.

endoflife.date — Samsung mobile, retrieved 2026-08-20

The per-model page, with the maker’s commitment or Apple’s pattern: When does the Galaxy A56 stop getting updates?

Comparisons

The pairs a buyer of this phone would weigh, row by row with a verdict on each. Any other phone in the catalogue is a chooser away. Wondering whether to move at all? Should I upgrade my Galaxy A56?

Against its own line

Against other Samsung phones

Against other makers

Watches that work with this phone

17 of the 39 watches in the catalogue pair with the Galaxy A56, by the makers’ own compatibility statements. Full sheet on each watch’s page; all of them at Watches. Every watch sorted for this kind of phone, including the ones that do not pair: Which smartwatches work with Samsung phones?

Works in full 13

Every feature the maker lists works with the Galaxy A56.

WatchMaker’s compatibility statementSource
Garmin fēnix 9 43mm“Compatible with iPhone and Android”Garmin UK — fēnix 9 Pro 47 mm, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Garmin fēnix 9 47mm“Compatible with iPhone and Android”Garmin UK — fēnix 9 Pro 47 mm, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Garmin fēnix 9 51mm“Compatible with iPhone and Android”Garmin UK — fēnix 9 Pro 47 mm, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Garmin fēnix 9 Pro 47mm“Compatible with iPhone and Android”Garmin UK — fēnix 9 Pro 47 mm, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Galaxy Watch Ultra2 47mm“Android 13.0 or higher and with more than 1.5GB of memory”Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Watch Ultra2 and Watch9, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Galaxy Watch9 40mm“Android 13.0 or higher and with more than 1.5GB of memory”Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Watch Ultra2 and Watch9, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Galaxy Watch9 44mm“Android 13.0 or higher and with more than 1.5GB of memory”Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Watch Ultra2 and Watch9, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Garmin Venu 4 41mm“Compatible with iPhone and Android”Garmin UK — Venu 4 41 mm, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Garmin Venu 4 45mm“Compatible with iPhone and Android”Garmin UK — Venu 4 45 mm, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Galaxy Watch Ultra 47mm“Android 11.0 or higher and with more than 1.5GB of memory”Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Watch8 series, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Galaxy Watch8 40mm“Android 11.0 or higher and with more than 1.5GB of memory”Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Watch8 series, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Galaxy Watch8 44mm“Android 11.0 or higher and with more than 1.5GB of memory”Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Watch8 series, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Galaxy Watch8 Classic 46mm“Android 11.0 or higher and with more than 1.5GB of memory”Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Watch8 series, retrieved 2026-09-13Official

Works, with the maker’s caveat 4

Pairs with the Galaxy A56; some features need the maker’s own phone. The maker’s words are quoted on each row.

WatchMaker’s compatibility statementSource
Google Pixel Watch 5 41mm“Works with most phones running on Android 12.0 or newer. Requires a Google Account and the Google Pixel Watch app.”Google Store UK — Pixel Watch 5 specs, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Google Pixel Watch 5 45mm“Works with most phones running on Android 12.0 or newer. Requires a Google Account and the Google Pixel Watch app.”Google Store UK — Pixel Watch 5 specs, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Google Pixel Watch 4 41mm“Works with most phones running on Android 11.0 or newer. Requires a Google Account and the Google Pixel Watch app.”Google Store UK — Pixel Watch 4 specs, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Google Pixel Watch 4 45mm“Works with most phones running on Android 11.0 or newer. Requires a Google Account and the Google Pixel Watch app.”Google Store UK — Pixel Watch 4 specs, retrieved 2026-09-13Official