Samsung Galaxy A56 5G vs Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G vs Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G 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: Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 7,054, while Samsung Galaxy A56 5G scores 3,877, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G the better performer.

Display: Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A56 5G offers 6.7 inches, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A56 5G features a Super AMOLED display compared to Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G's Extreme AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy A56 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy A56 5G and Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A56 5G offers 12 MP, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G delivers longer battery life with 14h 11m, while Samsung Galaxy A56 5G delivers 10h 04m, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Samsung Galaxy A56 5G offers 128 GB, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8.3 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy A56 5G is rated 7.5.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy A56 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G has a rating of 4.2.

Samsung Galaxy A56 5G

₹34,999

@ Amazon

Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G

₹47,479

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

02 Mar, 2025

11 Jun, 2026

11 Sep, 2026

Performance

		N/A
Samsung Exynos 1580	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme	Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.9 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display

		N/A
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
Super AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1280x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

		N/A
12 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP	32 MP

Battery

		N/A
5000 mAh	6500 mAh	10000 mAh
45W Super Fast Charging	90W Turbo Power Charging	100W Hyper Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.5/10

Read Expert Review

8.3/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

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

Slimmest phone under Rs 50,000
Tall, vibrant AMOLED display
Capable cameras with periscope lens
Good performance output

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Thermal efficiency could have been better
Power users may want more

Battery efficiency could be better
Only 3 major OS updates
Design is a bit slippery

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5

(1,389 ratings)

4.2/5

(424 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

919,985 AnTuTu Score	2,217,003 AnTuTu Score	N/A
10h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 11m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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₹34,999

@ Amazon

₹47,479

@ Amazon

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Video

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General

Launch Date

Mar 02, 2025

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Sep 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

6 Years

3 Year

4 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

5 Year

6 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

N/A

HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

N/A

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 1580

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MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5

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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

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Octa core

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Xclipse 540

Mali-G720 MP8

Adreno

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

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

2,217,003

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

19.0 s

20.0 s

N/A

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

4,502

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

28.1 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

N/A

Display Type

Super AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1900 nits

5200 nits

3500 nits

HBM Brightness

1200 nits

1800 nits

2000 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

3840 Hz

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

360 Hz

240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.6:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

385 ppi

450 ppi

447 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.64 %

92.08 %

89.32 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

87.8 %

96.8 %

89.5 %

Design

Height

162.1 mm

162.7 mm

163.44 mm

Width

77.4 mm

75.6 mm

78.27 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm

7.19 mm

8.65 mm

Weight

198 grams

190 grams

229 grams

Build Material

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Back: Plastic

Back: Polycarbonate

Water Resistance

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

N/A

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/1.812 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.526 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

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

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

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

5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

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

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

20 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

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

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

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video Pro Mode

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

N/A

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.6" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

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

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

N/A

Capacity

5000 mAh

6500 mAh

10000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Super Fast Charging 65% in 30 minutes

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Yes 100W Hyper Charging 100% in 47 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Reverse Charging

Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

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

14h 11m

N/A

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

1h 8m 1s

47m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

N/A

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 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / 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 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

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 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

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