Samsung Galaxy A56 5G vs Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G

Samsung Galaxy A56 5GExynos 1580Change

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G

Snapdragon 888

Exynos 21002 chip versionsChange

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Chipset

Exynos 1580

Exynos 2100

Process

4 nm FinFET5 nm Samsung

CPU

1× 2.91 GHz Cortex-A720
3× 2.60 GHz Cortex-A720
4× 1.95 GHz Cortex-A5201× 2.91 GHz Cortex-X1
3× 2.81 GHz Cortex-A78
4× 2.21 GHz Cortex-A55

Top CPU speed

2.91 GHz2.91 GHz

CPU cores

GPU

ANGLE ((Samsung Xclipse 540) on Vulkan 1.3.304)Mali-G78

Memory

Versions seen

RAM type

LPDDR5LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS 3.1—

Display

Size

6.6 in6.8 in

Resolution

1080 × 23401440 × 3200

Pixel density

388 ppi515 ppi

Refresh rates

120 Hzalso 60120 Hzalso 48, 60, 96

HDR

HDR10, HDR10+, HLGHDR10, HDR10+, HLG

Battery

Capacity

4,905 mAh4,855 mAh

Cameras

Back camera 1

12.5 MP4080 × 3060 · f/1.8 · 5.54 mm · OIS12 MP4000 × 3000 · f/1.8 · 6.7 mm · OIS

Back camera 2

12 MP4000 × 3000 · f/2.2 · 1.74 mm12 MP4000 × 3000 · f/2.2 · 2.2 mm

Front camera 1

12 MP4000 × 3000 · f/2.2 · 3.18 mm10 MP3648 × 2736 · f/2.2 · 3.8 mm

Front camera 2

8.3 MP3472 × 2388 · f/2.2 · 3.18 mm7.1 MP3216 × 2208 · f/2.2 · 3.8 mm

Megapixels are what Android reports to apps. Many phones combine pixels by default, so the advertised megapixels can be higher.

Connectivity

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 6E

6 GHz Wi-Fi

NoYes

Bluetooth LE Audio

YesNo

NFC

YesYes

UWB

NoYes

USB host

YesYes

Software

Android

Android 16–17Android 13–15

One UI 9.0One UI 7.0

Released with

Android 15Android 11

Widevine DRM

L3L1

Sensors

34 sensors43 sensors

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