Samsung Galaxy A40 vs Galaxy A56 5G

Specs compared side by side, measured on real phones shared by owners with the Device Info app.

Samsung Galaxy A40Exynos 7904Change
Samsung Galaxy A56 5GExynos 1580Change

Key differences

  1. Chipset: the Galaxy A40 uses the Exynos 7904 (14 nm), the Galaxy A56 5G the Exynos 1580 (4 nm FinFET). The Galaxy A40's fastest core runs at 1.77 GHz, the Galaxy A56 5G's at 2.91 GHz.
  2. Screen: 5.9 inches on the Galaxy A40, 6.6 inches on the Galaxy A56 5G. Up to 60 Hz on the Galaxy A40, 120 Hz on the Galaxy A56 5G.
  3. Battery: 3,020 mAh on the Galaxy A40, 4,905 mAh on the Galaxy A56 5G.
  4. Main camera: 15.9 MP on the Galaxy A40, 12.5 MP on the Galaxy A56 5G.

The same on both: Wi-Fi 6 and NFC.

Chipset

Chipset
Exynos 7904Exynos 1580
Process
14 nm4 nm FinFET
CPU
2× 1.77 GHz Cortex-A73
6× 1.59 GHz Cortex-A531× 2.91 GHz Cortex-A720
3× 2.60 GHz Cortex-A720
4× 1.95 GHz Cortex-A520
Top CPU speed
1.77 GHz2.91 GHz
CPU cores
88
GPU
Mali-G71ANGLE ((Samsung Xclipse 540) on Vulkan 1.3.304)

Memory

Versions seen
4GB | 64GB8GB | 128GB
8GB | 256GB
12GB | 256GB
RAM type
LPDDR4LPDDR5
Storage type
—UFS 3.1

Display

Size
5.9 in6.6 in
Resolution
1080 × 23401080 × 2340
Pixel density
439 ppi388 ppi
Refresh rates
60 Hz120 Hzalso 60
HDR
—HDR10, HDR10+, HLG

Battery

Capacity
3,020 mAh4,905 mAh

Cameras

Back camera 1
15.9 MP4608 × 3456 · f/1.7 · 3.92 mm · OIS12.5 MP4080 × 3060 · f/1.8 · 5.54 mm · OIS
Back camera 2
—12 MP4000 × 3000 · f/2.2 · 1.74 mm
Front camera 1
24.8 MP5760 × 4312 · f/2 · 3.75 mm12 MP4000 × 3000 · f/2.2 · 3.18 mm
Front camera 2
16.5 MP4688 × 3516 · f/2 · 3.75 mm8.3 MP3472 × 2388 · f/2.2 · 3.18 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 6
6 GHz Wi-Fi
NoNo
Bluetooth LE Audio
—Yes
NFC
YesYes
UWB
NoNo
USB host
YesYes

Software

Android
Android 11Android 16–17
UI
—One UI 9.0
Released with
Android 9Android 15
Widevine DRM
L1L3

Sensors

Sensors
26 sensors34 sensors
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From phones shared with the Device Info app · updated October 2026 Hardware specs only. No personal data. Privacy