Mid-range · 2025

Samsung Galaxy M56

Name: Samsung Galaxy M56
Brand: Samsung
Price: 499999 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦380,000 to ₦499,999 · 5 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A55

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), All-day battery (5000mAh)

Extras Curved display

6.74″ AMOLED · 120Hz

1480 8 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 45W charging

50 MP 3 rear · 12 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6

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Full specifications

Display

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

OLED + smooth

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

Screen size

6.74"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2340 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Performance

Exynos 1480 (4 nm) · 8-core 2.75 GHz · Xclipse 530

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Exynos 1480 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

713,393

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.75 GHz

GPU

Xclipse 530

Process

4 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5X

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

4x2.75GHz Cortex A78 + 4x2.05GHz Cortex A55

Software & updates

Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 7 · 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 7

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

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

12 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

1µm

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

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

Wired charging

45 W

Removable

Audio

Stereo · Dolby Atmos · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio, Dolby Atmos

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · Wi-Fi 6

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

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

5G n1, n3, n5, n8, n28b, n28a, n40, n41, n78

Build & Design

180 g · 7.2 mm

Height

162.0 mm

Width

77.3 mm

Thickness

7.2 mm

Weight

180 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

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 1 win 4 losses

35% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 3,692 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

Super AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 1080 × 2340 vs 1206 × 2622 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.74″ vs 6.3″ screen

Lower benchmark score

713k vs 2.2M AnTuTu · Mid-range 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

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

₦520k cheaper Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S25

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

25% larger battery capacity

45 W vs 25 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

Super AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.74″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

713k vs 3.1M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

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

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

₦420k cheaper Full comparison

Where to buy

5 sellers·New from ₦380,000 to ₦499,999

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Jiji New

₦390,000

MUCHIKA COMMUNICATIONS

5.1 yrs · 256GB

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Jiji New

₦475,000

CeeLinks Teleglobal

5.8 yrs · 389 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji New

₦490,000

Neobest Gadgets

1.7 yrs · 174 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji New

₦499,999

Legendary Gadgets-W

4.6 yrs · 451 feedback · 256GB

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Konga New

₦380,000

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WHOLESALE PHONES

128GB

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