Nothing Phone (4a) vs Samsung Galaxy A56
Product
Price
449 USD
449 USD
Status
Coming Soon
Available
Brand
Nothing Phone
Samsung Mobile
Model No
A069
SM-A566V, SM-A566B, SM-A566B/DS, SM-A566E, SM-A566E/DS, SM-A5660
Launch Date
2026, March 05
2025, January 03
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - International
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - India
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - International
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41 - India
LTE
5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA - International
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - India
SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G
HSPA, LTE, 5G
Dimensions
164 x 77.6 x 8.6 mm (6.46 x 3.06 x 0.34 in)
Weight
204.5 g (7.23 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 7i), plastic frame, glass back
Manufacturer-rated water-resistant (up to 25cm for 20 min)
63 mini-LEDs, 6 individually addressable zones
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Colors
Pink, White, Black, Blue
Black; other colors
Type
AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, HDR10+, 800 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 4500 nits (peak)
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM)
Size
6.78 inches, 111.0 cm2 (~87.2% screen-to-body ratio)
6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2
Resolution
1224 x 2720 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~440 ppi density)
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
OS
Android 16, Nothing OS 4.1, up to 3 major Android upgrades
Android 15, One UI 7
Chipset
Qualcomm SM7635-AC Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 (4 nm)
Exynos 1580 (4 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.7 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520)
Octa-core (1x2.91 GHz & 3x2.6 GHz & 4x1.95 GHz)
GPU
Adreno 810
Xclipse 540
RAM
8GB/12GB
12GB
Storage
128GB/256GB
256GB
Card Slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Lens 1
50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
Lens 2
50 MP, f/2.9, 80mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.75", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS, 3.5x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
Lens 3
8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Features
LED flash, panorama, Ultra XDR
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS, OIS, Dolby Vision HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Lens 1
32 MP, f/2.2, 22mm (wide), 1/3.42", 0.64µm
12 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Video
1080p@30fps
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Capacity
5080 mAh - International
5400 mAh - India
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
Charging
50W wired, 50% in 22 min, 100% in 64 min
7.5W reverse wired
45W wired
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.4, A2DP, LE
5.4, A2DP, LE
GPS
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
NFC
Yes
Yes (market/region dependent)
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Performance
AnTuTu: 863305 (v10), 1183775 (v11)
GeekBench: 3374 (v6)
3DMark: 1128 (Wild Life Extreme)
Display
1549 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker
-24.0 LUFS (Very good)
Battery life
Active use score 13:34h
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
Virtual proximity sensing
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