Samsung Galaxy M56 5G vs OnePlus Nord 6

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy M56 5G vs OnePlus Nord 6 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: OnePlus Nord 6 runs at a higher processing speed of 3.21 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy M56 5G runs at 2.75 GHz, making OnePlus Nord 6 the better performer.

Display: OnePlus Nord 6 offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Samsung Galaxy M56 5G offers 6.7 inches, making OnePlus Nord 6 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy M56 5G features a Super AMOLED Plus display compared to OnePlus Nord 6's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy M56 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy M56 5G and OnePlus Nord 6 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: OnePlus Nord 6 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy M56 5G offers 12 MP, making OnePlus Nord 6 better for front camera photography.

Battery: OnePlus Nord 6 offers a higher battery capacity with 9000 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy M56 5G offers 5000 mAh, making OnePlus Nord 6 better for longer battery life.

Storage: OnePlus Nord 6 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Samsung Galaxy M56 5G offers 128 GB, making OnePlus Nord 6 the better option for storage.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy M56 5G and OnePlus Nord 6 both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

Samsung Galaxy M56 5G

₹23,498

@ Amazon

OnePlus Nord 6

₹42,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

23 Apr, 2025

09 Apr, 2026

11 Jun, 2026

Performance


Samsung Exynos 1480	Snapdragon 8s Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.75 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.21 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Super AMOLED Plus	AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	165 Hz Refresh Rate	144 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	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
2 MP Macro Camera	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	9000 mAh	6500 mAh
45W Fast Charging	80W Super Charging	90W Turbo Power Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Excellent day-to-day and gaming performance
Two-day battery life
Improved durability with IP69K and MIL-STD-810H
Camera performance is surprisingly strong

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Polycarbonate frame and back make it less premium
No 512GB storage option
Runs slightly warm during gaming

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5

(4,244 ratings)

4.4/5

(2,295 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	2,366,913 AnTuTu Score	N/A
N/A	20h 46m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

₹23,498

@ Amazon

₹42,999

@ Amazon

₹44,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Apr 23, 2025

(Official)

Apr 07, 2026

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

6 Years

4 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

6 Year

5 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Oxygen OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 1480

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8735

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

3.21 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 2.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

AMD Xclipse 530

Adreno 825

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

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.

N/A

2,366,913

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 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

4,499

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

4.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

27.4 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED Plus

AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1200 nits

3600 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

1200 nits

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

165 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

385 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.81 %

89.41 %

96.8 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus Plus

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

93.5 %

96.8 %

Design

Height

162 mm

162.5 mm

162.7 mm

Width

77.3 mm

77.5 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

7.2 mm

8.5 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

180 grams

217 grams

190 grams

Build Material

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

N/A

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size LYT 600 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

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

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

N/A

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection 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)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

20 x Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

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

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

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR

Optical Image stabilization

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

32 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

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

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps

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

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

9000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging

Yes 80W Super Charging

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

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

20h 46m

N/A

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

N/A

1h 5m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / 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 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

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)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
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 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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

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)