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Galaxy A56 5G review: Upper-mid 2025.

SpecEagle Editorial·Mar 2025·$500
Overall
80/100
Class rank
#1 of 41
Tier
Mid-Range
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Galaxy A56 5G.

A56 5G upgrades to Exynos 1580 + 12 GB RAM and brings Galaxy AI Lite — Samsung's 2025 upper-mid.

01Display

84/100

84/100 puts it above the 81-point average for mid-range phones of 2025.

TypeSuper AMOLED
Size6.7"
Refresh120 Hz

02Performance

80/100

80/100 puts it above the 75-point average for mid-range phones of 2025.

ChipsetExynos 1580
RAM12 GB
Storage256 GB

03Camera

80/100

80/100 puts it above the 75-point average for mid-range phones of 2025.

Main50 MP OIS
Ultrawide12 MP
Macro5 MP
Front12 MP

04Battery

80/100

80/100 trails the 83-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2025.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Charging45 W

05Software

88/100

At 88/100 this is one of the strongest software showings among mid-range phones of 2025 — 9 points above the cohort average.

What works
  • 12 GB RAM at $500.
  • 45 W charging.
  • 6 OS updates.
  • Galaxy AI Lite.
What doesn't
  • Exynos 1580 throttles.
  • 5 MP macro.
  • IP67 not IP68.
  • 198 g.
Cross-shop it against
OnePlus 14R
$450 · score 80/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 41-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .