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Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon) vs A56 5G

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Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon) vs A56 5G

71 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
VS
72 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.4-inch Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1) that was released on October 4, 2023, against the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1580 and came out 1 year and 5 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Handles wireless charging up to
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • 34% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1203K versus 896K)
  • Reverse charging feature
  • 14% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1549 and 1364 points
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
  • Shows 19% longer battery life (24:00 vs 20:15 hours)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
  • The phone is 1 year and 5 months newer
  • Delivers 22% higher peak brightness (1201 against 982 nits)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 25W)

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon) and A56 5G crucial features
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.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
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 tests
Phone:
Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
vs
Galaxy A56 5G

Display

TypeDynamic AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
Size6.4 inches6.7 inches
Resolution1080 x 2340 pixels1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio19.5:919.5:9
PPI403 ppi385 ppi
Refresh rate120 Hz120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rateYes (60-120 Hz)Yes
Max rated brightness1450 nits1200 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1900 nits
HDR supportYes, HDR10+Yes, HDR10+
Screen protectionCorning Gorilla Glass 5Gorilla Glass Victus Plus
Screen-to-body ratio83.2%87.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A56 5G
6.7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
6.4″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.6 in2
~9% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)

Design and build

Height158 mm (6.22 inches)162.2 mm (6.39 inches)
Width76.5 mm (3.01 inches)77.5 mm (3.05 inches)
Thickness8.2 mm (0.32 inches)7.4 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight209 g (7.37 oz)198 g (6.98 oz)
WaterproofIP68IP67
Advanced coolingVapor chamberVapor chamber
Rear materialGlassGlass
Frame materialMetalMetal
ColorsWhite, Black, Green, PurpleBlack, Gray, Green, Pink
Fingerprint scannerYes, in-displayYes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Tests of Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon) and Samsung Galaxy A56 5G in the benchmarks
SoC
ChipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 1580
Max clock3000 MHz2900 MHz
CPU cores8 (1 + 3 + 4)8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2		- 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A720
L3 cache6 MB -
ManufacturingSamsungSamsung
Lithography process4 nanometers4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU)HexagonYes
GraphicsAdreno 730Samsung Xclipse 540
GPU shading units1024256
GPU clock818 MHz -
FLOPS~1675.3 GFLOPS -

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Geekbench Compute (GPU) - 6816
Single-core score15491364
Multi-core score37183899
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
CPU337597295731
GPU448766256234
Memory183031152737
UX234446191666
Total score1203840896368
Samples[3 tests][8 tests]

Memory

RAM
RAM size8 GB8, 12 GB
Memory typeLPDDR5LPDDR5
Memory clock3200 MHz3200 MHz
Channels44
Storage
Storage size128, 256 GB128, 256 GB
Storage typeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory cardNoNo

Software

Operating systemAndroid 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)Android 15
ROMOne UI 6.1One UI 7.0
OS size - 21.5 GB

Battery

Capacity4500 mAh5000 mAh
Max charge power25 W45 W
Battery typeLi-IonLi-Ion
ReplaceableNoNo
Wireless chargingYes No
Reverse chargingYes, (wireless)No
Fast chargingYes (58% in 30 min)Yes (65% in 30 min)
Full charging time1:10 hr1:13 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing07:09 hr09:40 hr
Watching video10:02 hr14:19 hr
Gaming04:27 hr04:57 hr
Standby118 hr118 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix50 megapixels50 megapixels
Image resolution8160 x 61208192 x 6144
ZoomOptical, 3xDigital
FlashLEDLED
StabilizationOpticalOptical
8K video recordingUp to 24FPSNo
4K video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 30FPS
1080p video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
Slow motion960 FPS (720p)240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens123°123°
Lenses1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 8 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length23 mm -
SensorSamsung S5KGN3Sony IMX906
Sensor size1/1.57"1/1.56"
Pixel size1 micron1 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution8 MP -
Aperturef/2.4 -
Focal length76 mm -
SensorHynix Hi847 -
Sensor size1/4.4" -
Pixel size1 micron -
StabilizationDigital -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm -
SensorSamsung S5K3L6Sony IMX258
Sensor size1/3"1/3.06"
Pixel size1.12 micron1.12 micron
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 5 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Stabilization - Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh50 -
Preview67 -
Zoom123 -
SamplesPhoto samples of Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon) from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels10 megapixels12 megapixels
Image resolution3648 x 2736 -
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length26 mm -
SensorSamsung S5K3J1Samsung S5K3LC
Sensor size1/3" -
Pixel size1.22 micron -
AutofocusNoNo
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Video resolution2160p (4K) at 60 FPS2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)NoNo

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version5.35.3
Bluetooth featuresLELE
USB typeUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB version3.22
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPortYesNo
GPSGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSSGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC*YesYes
Infrared portNoNo
Network
Number of SIM*22
Type of SIM cardNanoNano
Multi SIM modeStandbyStandby
eSIM support*YesYes
Hybrid slotNoNo
LTE Cat*20 -
5G supportYesYes

Sound

SpeakersStereoStereo
Headphone audio jackNoNo
FM radioNoNo
Dolby AtmosYesYes

Other

CategoryFlagshipMid-range
AnnouncedOctober 2023March 2025
Release dateOctober 2023March 2025
Launch price$599$499
Configurations- 8 / 128 GB
- 8 / 256 GB
- 6 / 128 GB
- 6 / 256 GB
- 8 / 128 GB
- 8 / 256 GB
- 12 / 256 GB
SAR (head)0.76 W/kg0.61 W/kg
SAR (body)1.04 W/kg1.05 W/kg
Sensors - Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled chargerNot includedNot included
Further details
Notes on Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon):
    - The Galaxy S23 FE is available in the USA with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, whereas other countries receive a version with the Exynos 2200.
    - The base (128 GB) storage utilizes a UFS 3.1 memory type, whereas the higher-tier 256 GB variant is equipped with UFS 4.0.
    - Models are available with a single SIM card, dual SIMs, or dual SIMs plus eSIM (depending on the market).
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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