Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy A56 5G

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy A56 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: Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 6,752, while Samsung Galaxy A56 5G scores 3,877, making Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A56 5G offers 6.7 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Samsung Galaxy A56 5G's Super AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A56 5G offers 50 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy A56 5G feature a 12 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra delivers longer battery life with 16h 18m, while Samsung Galaxy A56 5G delivers 10h 04m, making Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Samsung Galaxy A56 5G offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra receives a higher expert rating of 8.7 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy A56 5G is rated 7.5.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Samsung Galaxy A56 5G has a rating of 4.3.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

₹119,999

@ Flipkart

Samsung Galaxy A56 5G

₹38,999

@ Samsung Shop

Summary

Release Date

18 Jan, 2024

02 Mar, 2025

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 3	Samsung Exynos 1580	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3.39 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.9 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	Super AMOLED	AMOLED
1440x3120 px (QHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	5 MP Macro Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	N/A	N/A

Front Camera


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

Battery


5000 mAh	5000 mAh	6500 mAh
45W Fast Charging	45W Super Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.7/10

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7.5/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

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Pros

AI & productivity features
Strong performance & battery life
Good display & cameras
Useful S Pen

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

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Big and heavy
Pricey
AI features won`t appeal to everyone

Thermal efficiency could have been better
Power users may want more

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.6/5

(11,849 ratings)

4.3/5

(1,074 ratings)

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,770,105 AnTuTu Score	919,985 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
16h 18m Battery Life (PC Mark)	10h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹119,999 @ Flipkart	₹38,999 @ Samsung Shop	₹79,999 @ Amazon
Not Available in any other store	₹40,999 @ Amazon	Not Available in any other store

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General

Launch Date

Jan 18, 2024

(Official)

Mar 02, 2025

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

7 Years

6 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

7 Years

6 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650

Samsung Exynos 1580

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

3.39 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3.1 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 2.9 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

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

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 750

Xclipse 540

Adreno 829

RAM

12 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

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

1,770,105

919,985

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

21.0 s

19.0 s

14.0 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

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

6.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

24.1 %

28.1 %

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Super AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1440x3120 px (QHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2600 nits

1900 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

Pixel Density

505 ppi

385 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.34 %

87.64 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Armor

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus Plus

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

87.8 %

94.38 %

Design

Height

162.3 mm

162.1 mm

150.83 mm

Width

79 mm

77.4 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm

7.4 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

232 grams

198 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Armor

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

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

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

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

200 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.3" sensor size S5KHP2 ISO-CELL 0.6µm pixel size

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/1.57IMX921

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

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

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.52" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

50 MP
f/3.4111 mm focal length 1/2.52" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Laser Autofocus Multi-directional Phase Detection Autofocus Super Quad Pixel Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

16000 x 12500 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

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

N/A

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

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

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Ultra Steady Video
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video Pro Mode

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging 65% in 30 minutes

Yes 45W Super Fast Charging 65% in 30 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W 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.

16h 18m

10h 04m

16h 04m

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

2h 5m 4s

1h 8m 1s

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

N/A

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) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

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)

N/A

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

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 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)