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SamsungGalaxy A56

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

1900nits

3rd party

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

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
1900nits3rd party

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

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

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 · Telephoto · Wireless charging · Geekbench 6 (CPU, multi-core) · AnTuTu benchmark · 3DMark Wild Life Extreme · DXOMARK camera score. 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–£345

CeX, read 2026-08-21 · repriced 2026-08-14

Used, Grade B

cheapest of 4 colours

£275–£295

CeX, read 2026-08-21 · repriced 2026-07-04

Used, Grade C

cheapest of 4 colours

£210–£250

CeX, read 2026-08-21 · repriced 2026-08-14

Trade in yours, Grade A

varies by colour, 4 listed

£188–£200cash£224–£238voucher

CeX, read 2026-08-21 · 19% more as store credit

Prices move; these were read on 2026-08-21. 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. We hold no stock and take no commission.

Software support

Feature updates until
Security updates until

Basis: manufacturer commitment

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