Samsung Galaxy A56

At this price

Motorola Moto G86 5G scores higher for value for money (Smart 51 vs 35) and costs less new ($250 vs $350).

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At a glance

• Strengths: Display (80/100), Updates (75/100).
• Weaknesses: Camera (< 5/100), Storage (< 5/100), Battery (14/100), Performance (19/100), Working memory (RAM) – 20/100.

Drawn from the measured scores on this page: 75/100 or more = strength, 25/100 or less = weakness. Estimated scores (≈) are left out, and so is the price.

Specifications

Display

• Screen (diagonal)6.7″
• DisplaySuper AMOLED, 120Hz
• Resolution1,080 × 2,340 pixels
• Peak brightness1,900 nits

Processor and memory

• ProcessorExynos 1580
• Processor cores8 cores
• Processor speedup to 2.9 GHz
• GraphicsXclipse 540
• RAM6 GB, 8 GB, 12 GB
• Storage128 GB, 256 GB

Specifications: GSMArena (spec sheet), read on 23 October 2026.

Picksly scores

• Overall score23/100
• Performance
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  How fast the phone runs apps and games, measured by public benchmarks (Geekbench 7, otherwise AnTuTu).
  19/100 3,702 points — Geekbench 7 geekbench7-multi, read on 10/09/2026
• Camera
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  Photo and video quality, from the Camera score of DXOMARK, an independent test lab.
  
  At or below the bottom of the scale for this criterion.< 5/100 114 points — DXOMARK V6, read on 10/08/2026
• Display
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  Display quality (readability in sunlight, colours, smoothness), from the DXOMARK Display score.
  80/100 150 points — DXOMARK display, read on 10/08/2026
• Battery
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  Battery: battery life measured in a lab (DXOMARK, otherwise GSMArena’s active use test); failing that, the stated battery capacity (mAh).
  14/100 GSMArena (battery life test), read on 10/14/2026
• Working memory (RAM)
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  Memory (RAM), compared with phones running the same system: iOS does as much with less memory, so 12 GB on an iPhone is top-end, like the best Android phones.
  20/100 AnTuTu Benchmark V11, read on 09/21/2026
• Storage
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  Room for photos, videos and apps: the largest capacity on offer, in GB (stated value).
  
  At or below the bottom of the scale for this criterion.< 5/100 GSMArena (spec sheet), read on 10/23/2026
• Fast charging
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  Stated wired charging power, in watts: the higher it is, the faster the battery charges.
  26/100 GSMArena (spec sheet), read on 10/23/2026
• Brightness
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  Stated peak screen brightness: the higher it is, the easier the screen is to read in bright sunlight.
  29/100 GSMArena (spec sheet), read on 10/23/2026
• Updates
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  Number of major system updates promised by the maker: the more there are, the longer the device stays up to date.
  75/100 GSMArena (spec sheet), read on 10/23/2026

Score by profile

• Budget →42/100
• Smart →35/100
• Premium →25/100

Each profile weighs the criteria its own way: Budget and Smart take price into account (Budget favours it, Smart aims for value for money), Premium only looks at quality.

How these scores are calculated

Position in the catalogue

Rank 257 of 276 scored models in this category, based on the overall market score (23/100, scale 2026-09). The rank moves when the catalogue or the measurements change.

Prices checked

• New $350 Price checked on 10/08/2026 · Price confirmed at the last check, no change observed · Returns policy · View offer
• Refurbished No verified offer yet

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Good deal?

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Similar models

The models with the closest overall score in the same category.

• Samsung Galaxy A54 5Gscore 23/100
• Honor 200 Litescore ≈ 24/100
• Samsung Galaxy A35 5Gscore 24/100
• Samsung Galaxy A14 5Gscore ≈ 22/100

≈: score partly based on a Picksly estimate (no public measurement for one criterion).

Summary

Samsung Galaxy A56 scores 23/100 in the Picksly ranking, calculated from public measurements (Geekbench 7, DXOMARK, AnTuTu, GSMArena) collected up to 10/23/2026. Strengths: Display (80/100), Updates (75/100). Weaknesses: Camera (< 5/100), Storage (< 5/100). New price found at Amazon: $350, on 10/08/2026.