Samsung Galaxy A56 12GB RAM vs OPPO Reno14 12GB RAM

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A56 12GB RAM vs OPPO Reno14 12GB RAM across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: OPPO Reno14 12GB RAM scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 4,105, while Samsung Galaxy A56 12GB RAM scores 3,877, making OPPO Reno14 12GB RAM the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy A56 12GB RAM offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while OPPO Reno14 12GB RAM offers 6.59 inches, making Samsung Galaxy A56 12GB RAM the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A56 12GB RAM features a Super AMOLED display compared to OPPO Reno14 12GB RAM's LTPS OLED, making Samsung Galaxy A56 12GB RAM the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy A56 12GB RAM and OPPO Reno14 12GB RAM feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: OPPO Reno14 12GB RAM offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A56 12GB RAM offers 12 MP, making OPPO Reno14 12GB RAM better for front camera photography.

Battery: OPPO Reno14 12GB RAM delivers longer battery life with 12h 20m, while Samsung Galaxy A56 12GB RAM delivers 10h 04m, making OPPO Reno14 12GB RAM the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy A56 12GB RAM and OPPO Reno14 12GB RAM offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: OPPO Reno14 12GB RAM receives a higher expert rating of 8.1 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy A56 12GB RAM is rated 7.5.

User Rating: OPPO Reno14 12GB RAM receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Samsung Galaxy A56 12GB RAM has a rating of 3.9.

Samsung Galaxy A56 12GB RAM

₹44,999

(Out of Stock)

OPPO Reno14 12GB RAM

₹44,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

02 Mar, 2025

08 Jul, 2025

09 Jul, 2026

Performance


Samsung Exynos 1580	MediaTek Dimensity 8350	Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.9 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.35 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)	6.32 inches (16.05 cm)
Super AMOLED	LTPS OLED	AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1256x2760 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP Macro Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5000 mAh	6000 mAh	6700 mAh
45W Super Fast Charging	80W Super VOOC Charging	80W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

7.5/10

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8.1/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

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Pros

Durable design
Capable camera setup
AI tools for cameras
Long term software support

Premium design
Vibrant AMOLED display
Strong daylight cameras
Decent battery life

Impressive cameras
Standout design
Interesting AI features

Cons

Thermal efficiency could have been better
Power users may want more

Lots of pre-installed apps
Powers users might be left wanting

Pricey
Chipset could be better

User Ratings

3.9/5

(20 ratings)

4.5/5

(831 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

919,985 AnTuTu Score	1,405,935 AnTuTu Score	1,457,989 AnTuTu Score
10h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)	12h 20m Battery Life (PC Mark)	23h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

1 Video

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General

Launch Date

Mar 02, 2025

(Official)

Jul 08, 2025

(Official)

Jul 02, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

6 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

6 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 1580

MediaTek Dimensity 8350 MT6897

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

Processor

Octa core

2.9 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.6 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Octa core

3.35 GHz, Single core, Cortex A715 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A715 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725 1.84 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Xclipse 540

Mali-G615 MC6

Adreno 722

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

919,985

1,405,935

1,457,989

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

19.0 s

21.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

3,049

2,078

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

28.1 %

14.7 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED

LTPS OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

6.32 inches (16.05 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1256x2760 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1900 nits

1200 nits

1800 nits

HBM Brightness

1200 nits

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

385 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.64 %

90.18 %

89.34 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus Plus

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

87.8 %

93.4 %

Design

Height

162.1 mm

157.9 mm

151.21 mm

Width

77.4 mm

74.7 mm

72.42 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm

8.36 mm

Weight

198 grams

187 grams

193 grams

Build Material

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size IMX906 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size IMX882

50 MP
Primary Camera18x Digital Zoom 3.5x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view24 mm focal length

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/3.06" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length

5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

50 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera80 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
Awesome Intelligence
Best face
Auto trim
Instant slo mo

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

18 x Digital Zoom
3.5 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @240 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps
HD @240 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps
HD @30/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video Pro Mode

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

6000 mAh

6700 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Super Fast Charging 65% in 30 minutes

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging v3.0 100% in 48 minutes

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

10h 04m

12h 20m

23h 00m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 8m 1s

0h 47m 0s

1h 2m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N66 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

Head: 1.325 W/kg

Head: 1.124 W/kg Body: 0.852 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.3

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

N/A

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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