We got our hands on the new Samsung Galaxy A56 but before we publish the review, have a taste of it with our unboxing and first impressions.
Samsung Galaxy A56 Unboxing
Kicking off the Samsung Galaxy A56 with an unboxing, it comes in a white packaging instead of black like the flagship series, which reminds me of the old FE series packaging, but the overall design language is still the same. It’s minimalistic in nature and you get an illustration of the devices front and rear, with the latter being displayed more prominently to show off its colorway. Inside the box, we found the following items:
- USB-C to USB-C cable
- SIM ejector pin
- Documentations
- The Samsung Galaxy A56 itself
First Impressions
For our review unit, we received the Pink colorway, which is essentially a lighter strawberry pink as opposed to the more orange-y pink that the Galaxy S25 has. It’s amazing to think how a midrange Galaxy device is looking and feeling more like their flagship, which is a plus point for me. This is largely thanks to its build as they have moved away from the hard plastics of old as it now consists of Gorilla Glass Victus+ for its front and rear along with an aluminum chassis.
As you start looking around, you’ll notice what sets it apart from this year’s flagship series. On the front, you get a 6.7-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display, which is still vibrant and pleasing to the eyes but definitely a step lower than the Dynamic AMOLED 2X display. The bezels are also rather thick but still within acceptable levels. Then for the rear, we get a new camera array design, opting for a long, vertical pill-shaped camera housing for all three cameras reminiscent of the Galaxy Note 10, albeit with bigger sensors on this one. I do like the overall look, and it brings enough change to make it look and feel fresh again.
The Samsung Galaxy A56 is powered by the 4nm Exynos 1580, which certainly brings some level of intrigue as we don’t see a lot of new Samsung devices powered by Exynos as of late. The fact that they’re confident enough to put it in their highest midrange device means that we might be in for a surprise. It’s also mated to 12GBs of RAM, along with 256GB of ample storage.
It has a good array of connectivity options here as it comes with dual-band Wi-Fi 6 support along with Bluetooth 5.3, NFC, a good array of GPS types, and USB-C 2.0. The latter would point towards slower data transfer speeds in this day and age but it should still be adequate for most people. On the plus side, you get 45W of charging speed instead of the measly 25W, but it doesn’t have wireless charging support.
Samsung Galaxy A56 Specifications
| SoC | Exynos 1580, 4nm |
| RAM | 12GB |
| Storage | 256GB |
| Display | 6.7″ FHD+ (2340 x 1080) Super AMOLED Display Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ Vision Booster HDR10+ 1,900 nits peak brightness Adaptive color tone 60Hz to 120Hz Adaptive Refresh Rate |
| Rear Camera | 50MP f/1.8 wide angle camera, PDAF, OIS 5MP f/2.4 macro camera 12MP f/2.2 123˚ ultra-wide Best Face, LED flash, HDR, panorama 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS |
| Selfie Camera | 12MP f/2.2 wide-angle selfie cam, 10-bit HDR |
| Connectivity | Dual-band Wi-Fi 6 with Wi-Fi Direct 5G, LTE Bluetooth 5.3 with A2DP and LE GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS NFC USB-C 2.0 with OTG |
| Battery | 5000mAh 45W wired fast charging |
| Dimensions | 162.2 x 77.5 x 7.4 mm, 198g |
| Ingress Protection | IP67 |
| Software | One UI 7 based on Android 15 |
| Colors | Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray |
If you want to learn more about the Galaxy A56 series along with its other Galaxy A sibllings this year, click right here.
For now, the Samsung Galaxy A56 is in the middle of benchmark tests. I’ll be publishing my review of the flagship smartphone soon so stay tuned to Pokde.net.
