Samsung Galaxy M56 5G vs Nothing Phone 4a

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy M56 5G vs Nothing Phone 4a across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy M56 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 2.75 GHz, while Nothing Phone 4a runs at 2.7 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy M56 5G the better performer.

Display: Nothing Phone 4a offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Samsung Galaxy M56 5G offers 6.7 inches, making Nothing Phone 4a the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy M56 5G features a Super AMOLED Plus display compared to Nothing Phone 4a's Flexible AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy M56 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy M56 5G and Nothing Phone 4a feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Nothing Phone 4a offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy M56 5G offers 12 MP, making Nothing Phone 4a better for front camera photography.

Battery: Nothing Phone 4a offers a higher battery capacity with 5400 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy M56 5G offers 5000 mAh, making Nothing Phone 4a better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy M56 5G and Nothing Phone 4a offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

User Rating: Nothing Phone 4a receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Samsung Galaxy M56 5G has a rating of 4.4.

Samsung Galaxy M56 5G

₹32,990

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Nothing Phone 4a

₹34,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

23 Apr, 2025

13 Mar, 2026

14 Jul, 2026

Performance


Samsung Exynos 1480	Snapdragon 7s Gen 4	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.75 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
Super AMOLED Plus	Flexible AMOLED	Super AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1224x2720 px (FHD+)	1080x2344 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 Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP Macro Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	5400 mAh	6000 mAh
45W Fast Charging	50W Quick Charging	33W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	N/A

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

N/A

8.1/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

New Glyph Bar is useful & attractive
Bright, punchy display
Capable telephoto camera
Clean, bloatware-free software

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

No NFC support
Selfie camera needs improvement

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5

(5,113 ratings)

4.5/5

(5,330 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	1,176,492 AnTuTu Score	N/A
N/A	14h 42m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Apr 23, 2025

(Official)

Mar 05, 2026

(Official)

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

6 Years

3 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

6 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 1480

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SM7635-AC

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.7 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

AMD Xclipse 530

Adreno 810

RAM

8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

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

N/A

1,176,492

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

21.0 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

1,116

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

9.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

38.6 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED Plus

Flexible AMOLED

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1224x2720 px (FHD+)

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1200 nits

4500 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

1200 nits

1600 nits

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

385 ppi

440 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.81 %

87.37 %

87.32 %

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

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Design

Height

162 mm

163.9 mm

164.4 mm

Width

77.3 mm

77.5 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

7.2 mm

8.5 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

180 grams

205 grams

210 grams

Build Material

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Back: Glass

N/A

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.88 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.57" sensor size S5KGN9 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

50 MP
f/2.88 Periscope Camera50 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

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

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection 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)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Optical Zoom

N/A

Video Recording

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

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

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.44" sensor size

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

5400 mAh

6000 mAh

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging

Yes 50W Quick Charging v4.0 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

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.

N/A

14h 42m

N/A

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

N/A

1h 11m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

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 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 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 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 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) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / 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 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
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 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)