Samsung Galaxy A71 vs A56 5G
45 out of 100
VS
72 out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy A71 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 730) that was released on December 12, 2019, against the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1580 and came out 5 years and 4 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A71
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Weighs 19 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- 2.5x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (907K versus 360K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Delivers 136% higher peak brightness (1212 against 513 nits)
- Shows 13% longer battery life (24:00 vs 21:09 hours)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Optical image stabilization
- The phone is 5 years and 4 months newer
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
- More energy-efficient CPU – Exynos 1580
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 393 ppi | 385 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 1200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1900 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.1% | 87.6% |
| Display features | - Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 98.2% | - |
| PWM | 247 Hz | - |
| Response time | 3.8 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) | 162.2 mm (6.39 inches) |
| Width | 76 mm (2.99 inches) | 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 179 g (6.31 oz) | 198 g (6.98 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP67 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue, Pink | Black, Gray, Green, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 | Samsung Exynos 1580 |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76) | - 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A720 |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Qualcomm Hexagon 688 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 618 | Samsung Xclipse 540 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 700 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | ~358.4 GFLOPS | - |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | - | 6816 |
| Single-core score | 690 | 1364 |
| Multi-core score | 1826 | 3899 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 130125 | 294836 |
| GPU | 70365 | 259232 |
| Memory | 65296 | 158241 |
| UX | 93626 | 195299 |
| Total score | 360125 | 907608 |
| Samples | [15 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 37.5 °C | - |
| Stability | 97% | - |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 740 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5183 | - |
| Video editing | 5492 | - |
| Photo editing | 13950 | - |
| Data manipulation | 6022 | - |
| Writing score | 8417 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 6, 8 GB | 8, 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 15 |
| ROM | One UI 5.0 | One UI 7.0 |
| OS size | 23.8 GB | 21.5 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 35 min) | Yes (65% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:22 hr | 1:13 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:51 hr | 09:40 hr |
| Watching video | 12:54 hr | 14:19 hr |
| Gaming | 04:49 hr | 04:57 hr |
| Standby | 107 hr | 118 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | - |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP 4) Depth: 5 MP | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung Bright S5KGW1 | Sony IMX906 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7" | 1/1.56" |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.06" |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A71 from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGD1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | 100 | - |
| Video | 119 | - |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Active | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 12 | - |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | December 2019 | March 2025 |
| Release date | February 2020 | March 2025 |
| Launch price | $350 | $499 |
| Configurations | - 6 / 128 GB - 8 / 128 GB | - 8 / 128 GB - 8 / 256 GB - 12 / 256 GB |
| SAR (head) | 0.51 W/kg | 0.61 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.56 W/kg | 1.05 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
