Mid-range · 2025

Samsung Galaxy A56

Name: Samsung Galaxy A56
Brand: Samsung
Price: 617000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦365,000 to ₦728,000 · 36 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent upper-mid phones like the Google Pixel 8a

Best for

Strength , 120Hz AMOLED

Extras Curved display, IP67 water resistance

6.7″ AMOLED · 120Hz

1580 6 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 45W charging

50 MP 3 rear · 12 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Samsung Galaxy A56 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.7″ · Super AMOLED · 1080 × 2340 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.7"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2340 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

1213 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+, Mohs level 5

Performance

Exynos 1580 (4 nm) · 8-core 2.9 GHz · Xclipse 540

High performance

Comfortably handles demanding games and heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Exynos 1580 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

High-end

AnTuTu

1,257,856

v11

GeekBench

3,899

Graphics test

3DMark 1,332 (Wild Life Extreme)

CPU

8-core, 2.9 GHz

GPU

Xclipse 540

Process

4 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1xA720 2.9 GHz +3xA720 2.6 GHz +4xA520 1.95GHz

Software & updates

Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 8.5 · 6-year support

Long support

How long the maker keeps shipping Android and security updates — the main thing that decides how many years this phone stays current.

Operating system

Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 8.5

Software support

6 years of updates

Updates remaining

~5 years

Camera

50 MP f/1.8 main · OIS · 12 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.8

OIS

Ultrawide

12 MP f/2.2

Macro

5 MP f/2.4

Front camera

12 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

Sony IMX906, 1/1.56", 1µm

Premium sensor

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

RAW, Night mode, AutoFraming, AI camera engine

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 45 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab active use

12:08h

Lab endurance

44:34h

EU cycle rating

2,000 cycles

Wired charging

45 W

Removable

Audio

Good (-26.2 LUFS) · Stereo · Dolby Atmos

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Good (-26.2 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

6/128GB · 8/128GB · 6/256GB · 8/256GB · 12/256GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.3

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B32

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78

Build & Design

198 g · 7.4 mm · IP67

Built to last

Height

162.2 mm

Width

77.5 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm

Weight

198 g

IP rating

IP67

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · compass

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

DXOMARK test scores

Lab-tested scores from DXOMark — independent measurements, not manufacturer claims. Tap any card to view photo samples and the full review.

Scores are on DXOMark's open-ended 0–200 scale. Higher is better.

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 17

Loses on most 5 losses

Lower-resolution screen

Super AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 1080 × 2340 vs 1206 × 2622 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.7″ vs 6.3″ screen

Lower benchmark score

1.3M vs 2.2M AnTuTu · High-end vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.8 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main · 12 MP vs 18 MP selfie

Shorter tested battery life

12h 8m vs 14h 59m active use

Heavier in hand

198 g vs 177 g

₦455k cheaper Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S25

Loses on most 4 losses

Weaker display tech

Super AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.7″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

1.3M vs 3.1M AnTuTu · High-end vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

Heavier in hand

198 g vs 162 g

₦355k cheaper Full comparison

Where to buy

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Jiji New

₦445,000

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3.0 yrs · 77 feedback · 128GB

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