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Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A56

General

  •   Samsung Galaxy S25 PlusSamsung Galaxy A56
  • Phone
    Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus Samsung Galaxy A56
  • Technology
    GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
  • Announced
    22 January 2025 02 March 2025
  • Status
    Available Available
  • Price
    C$ 1,438.99 / $ 999.99 / £ 999.00 / € 1,136.24 About 480 EUR
  • Model Names
    SM-S936B, SM-S936B/DS, SM-S936U, SM-S936U1, SM-S936W, SM-S936N, SM-S9360, SM-S936E, SM-S936E/DS SM-A566V, SM-A566B, SM-A566B/DS, SM-A566E, SM-A566E/DS, SM-A5660

Display

  •   Samsung Galaxy S25 PlusSamsung Galaxy A56
  • Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor)
    Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak) Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (HBM), 1900 nits (peak)
  • Size
    6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~91.8% screen-to-body ratio) 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~87.7% screen-to-body ratio)
  • Resolution
    1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~513 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
  • Protection Display Protection => Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, It is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind.
    Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
  • Features
    Always-on display Always-on display
  • Display Test
    1449 nits max brightness (measured)

Camera

  •   Samsung Galaxy S25 PlusSamsung Galaxy A56
  • Main Camera Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality.
    Triple Camera: 50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0m, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
    10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0m, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
    12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120 (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4m, Super Steady video
    Triple Camera: 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0m, PDAF, OIS
    12 MP, f/2.2, 123 (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12m
    5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
  • Main Features
    Best Face, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Best Face, LED flash, panorama, HDR
  • Video
    8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
  • Selfie Camera
    Single Camera: 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12m, dual pixel PDAF Single Camera: 12 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
  • Selfie Camera Features
    HDR, HDR10+
  • Selfie Camera Video
    4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 10-bit HDR

Battery

  •   Samsung Galaxy S25 PlusSamsung Galaxy A56
  • Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium.
    Li-Ion 4900 mAh 5000 mAh
  • Battery Test Battery Capacity is a measure (typically in Amp-hr) of the charge stored by the battery, and is determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery. The battery capacity represents the maximum amount of energy that can be extracted from the battery under certain conditions.
  • Charging
    45W wired, PD3.0, 65% in 30 min
    15W wireless (Qi2 Ready)
    4.5W reverse wireless
    45W wired, 65% in 30 min, 100% in 68 min

Hardware

  •   Samsung Galaxy S25 PlusSamsung Galaxy A56
  • Operating System
    Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 7 Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 7
  • Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming.
    Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm) Exynos 1580 (4 nm)
  • CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone.
    Octa-core (2x4.47 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M) Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz & 3x2.6 GHz & 4x1.9 GHz)
  • GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.
    Adreno 830 Xclipse 540
  • Performance
    AnTuTu: 2133477 (v10)
    GeekBench: 9669 (v6)
    3DMark: 6601 (Wild Life Extreme)
  • Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored.
    256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM
    UFS 4.0
    128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
    UFS 3.1
  • Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras.
    No No
  • Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device.
    Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
    Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
    Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
    Circle to Search
    Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
    Virtual Proximity Sensing
    Circle to Search

Connectivity

  •   Samsung Galaxy S25 PlusSamsung Galaxy A56
  • Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.
    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
  • Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices.
    5.4, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
  • USB
    USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
  • GPS GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.
    GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
  • NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.
    Yes Yes (market/region dependent)
  • Radio
    No No

Sound

Design

  •   Samsung Galaxy S25 PlusSamsung Galaxy A56
  • Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones.
    Bar Bar
  • Dimensions
    158.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm (6.24 x 2.98 x 0.29 in) 162.2 x 77.5 x 7.4 mm (6.39 x 3.05 x 0.29 in)
  • Weight
    190 g (6.70 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz)
  • Colors
    Icy Blue, Mint, Navy, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold, Coral Red, Blue Black Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray
  • Build
    Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame

Network

  •   Samsung Galaxy S25 PlusSamsung Galaxy A56
  • Speed
    HSPA, LTE (up to 7CA), 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
  • SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages.
    Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - INT Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - USA Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - CN
    IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
    Armor aluminum 2 frame
    Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
    IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
  • 2G Network
    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
    CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • 3G Network
    HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
    CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
    HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  • 4G Network
    1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International
    1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA unlocked
    1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
  • 5G Network
    1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
    1, 2, 5, 7, 25, 28, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 257, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked
    1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

FCC SAR Levels

  •   Samsung Galaxy S25 PlusSamsung Galaxy A56
  • FCC Approval Date This is the date the phone SAR test was completed before the phone's release to the public as required by law.
    01 December 2024 10 March 2025
  • FCC ID The FCC ID is the code used to register a device for FCC compliance
    A3LSMS936B A3LSMA566E
  • FCC Report Link A direct link to the FCC's website for confirming SAR levels that are listed on our website - We did the homework for you!
  • US SAR Ratings USA Legal Limit is 1.6 W/kg
  • Head SAR Level SAR test when held against your head when only using cellular service. Wifi and other transmitter are NOT active
    1.20 W/kg 0.87 W/kg
  • Body SAR Level SAR test when held against your body only using cellular service. Wifi and other transmitter are NOT active
    0.83 W/kg 0.88 W/kg
  • Product Specific Use SAR test when held against your body only using the phone as a hotspot. Cellular and other transmitter are NOT active
    1.19 W/kg 1.19 W/kg
  • Simultaneous Transmission The highest possible SAR recorded with ALL transmitters active, Cellular, WiFi, and Hotspot
    W/kg W/kg
  • Simultaneous Head The highest possible SAR test when held against your HEAD with cellular and WiFi transmitters active,
    1.59 W/kg 1.576 W/kg
  • Simultaneous Body The highest possible SAR test when held against your BODY with cellular and WiFi transmitters active,
    1.58 W/kg 1.595 W/kg
  • Hotspot SAR The highest possible SAR test when held against your BODY using the phone as a hotspot with cellular and WiFi transmitters active,
    1.59 W/kg 1.595 W/kg

EU SAR Level

  •   Samsung Galaxy S25 PlusSamsung Galaxy A56
  • EU SAR Ratings
    EU Legal Limit is 2.0 W/kg EU Legal Limit is 2.0 W/kg
  • Head SAR Level
    1.26 W/kg (head) 0.61 W/kg (head)
  • Body SAR Level
    1.26 W/kg (body) 1.05 W/kg (body)
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