realme 7 vs Samsung Galaxy M56 5G

Comparing the realme 7 vs Samsung Galaxy M56 5G 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 realme 7 runs at 2.05 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy M56 5G the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy M56 5G offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while realme 7 offers 6.5 inches, making Samsung Galaxy M56 5G the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy M56 5G features a Super AMOLED Plus display compared to realme 7's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy M56 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: realme 7 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Samsung Galaxy M56 5G offers 50 MP, making realme 7 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: realme 7 offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Samsung Galaxy M56 5G offers 12 MP, making realme 7 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy M56 5G delivers longer battery life with None, while realme 7 delivers 13h 04m, making Samsung Galaxy M56 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: realme 7 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Samsung Galaxy M56 5G offers 128 GB, making realme 7 the better option for storage.

User Rating: realme 7 and Samsung Galaxy M56 5G both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

realme 7

₹11,490

(Out of Stock)

Samsung Galaxy M56 5G

₹23,499

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

03 Sep, 2020

23 Apr, 2025

06 May, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Helio G95	Samsung Exynos 1480	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.05 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.75 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.5 inches (16.51 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED Plus	AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


64 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 Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
2 MP Macro Camera	2 MP Macro Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP Depth Camera	N/A	N/A

Front Camera


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

Battery


5000 mAh	5000 mAh	6500 mAh
30W Super Dart Charging	45W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 2.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

Capable 90Hz display
Smooth performance
Good battery life
Fast fingerprint authentication

Device yet to be reviewed

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

Cons

Mono sensor not very useful
Loaded with bloatware

Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.4/5

(267,439 ratings)

4.4/5

(4,443 ratings)

4.5/5

(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

299,908 AnTuTu Score	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
13h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

Not Available in any store

₹23,499

@ Amazon

₹79,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Sep 03, 2020

(Official)

Apr 23, 2025

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

2 Year

6 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

3 Year

6 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

Samsung One UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G95

Samsung Exynos 1480

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.05 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Octa core

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

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)

12 nm

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G76 MC4

AMD Xclipse 530

Adreno 829

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB

8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

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.

299,908

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

22.0 s

N/A

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)

5.0 %

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

10.1 %

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

Super AMOLED Plus

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

480 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

90 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

405 ppi

385 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.36 %

87.81 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus Plus

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.5 %

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

162.3 mm

162 mm

150.83 mm

Width

75.4 mm

77.3 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

9.4 mm

7.2 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

196.5 grams

180 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

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

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size IMX682 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

8 MP
f/2.3 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera22 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera22 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Starry Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

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

N/A

Slow Motion
Video HDR

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.1 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 30W Super Dart Charging 50% in 26 minutes

Yes 45W Fast Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless 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.

13h 04m

N/A

16h 04m

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

0h 54m 0s

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

N/A

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)

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

N/A

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) / 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)