Samsung Galaxy A56 vs Google Pixel 10a
Product
Price
449 USD
449 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Samsung Mobile
Google Mobiles
Model No
SM-A566V, SM-A566B, SM-A566B/DS, SM-A566E, SM-A566E/DS, SM-A5660
GE1GQ, GV0BP, G4H7L
Launch Date
2025, January 03
2026, February 18
Wikipedia
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
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 71 - GE1GQ
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66, 75 - GV0BP, G4H7L
5G bands
SA/NSA/Sub6
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GE1GQ
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GV0BP
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - G4H7L
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G
HSPA, LTE, 5G
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 7i), aluminum frame, plastic back
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Nano-SIM + eSIM
Colors
Black; other colors
Obsidian, Fog, Berry, Lavender
Dimensions
153.9 x 73 x 9 mm (6.06 x 2.87 x 0.35 in)
Weight
183 g (6.46 oz)
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM)
P-OLED, HDR, 120Hz, 2000 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)
Size
6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2
6.3 inches, 94.7 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
1080 x 2424 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~422 ppi density)
OS
Android 15, One UI 7
Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades
Chipset
Exynos 1580 (4 nm)
Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.91 GHz & 3x2.6 GHz & 4x1.95 GHz)
Octa-core (1x3.1 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A520)
GPU
Xclipse 540
Mali-G715 MP7
RAM
12GB
8GB
Storage
256GB
128GB/256GB
Card Slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Lens 1
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
48 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Lens 2
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Lens 3
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, Ultra HDR, panorama, Best Take
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, OIS
Lens 1
12 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
13 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Features
HDR, panorama
Capacity
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
Li-Po 5100mAh
Charging
45W wired
30W wired, PD3.0, 50% in 30 min
10W wireless
Bypass charging
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
Virtual proximity sensing
Circle to Search
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Satellite SOS support
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/6e, dual/tri-band (market/region dependent)
Bluetooth
5.4, A2DP, LE
6.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
NFC
Yes (market/region dependent)
Yes
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
USB Type-C 3.2
Performance
AnTuTu: 1269880 (v10), 1523637 (v11)
GeekBench: 4545 (v6)
3DMark: 2683 (Wild Life Extreme)
Display
2169 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker
-26.8 LUFS (Good)
Battery life
Active use score 15:13h