Samsung Galaxy A56 5G vs iQOO Z11 5G

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G vs iQOO Z11 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 A56 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,877, while iQOO Z11 5G scores 3,333, making Samsung Galaxy A56 5G the better performer.

Display: iQOO Z11 5G offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A56 5G offers 6.7 inches, making iQOO Z11 5G the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A56 5G features a Super AMOLED display compared to iQOO Z11 5G's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy A56 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy A56 5G and iQOO Z11 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: iQOO Z11 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A56 5G offers 12 MP, making iQOO Z11 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: iQOO Z11 5G delivers longer battery life with 16h 12m, while Samsung Galaxy A56 5G delivers 10h 04m, making iQOO Z11 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy A56 5G and iQOO Z11 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: iQOO Z11 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8.2 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy A56 5G is rated 7.5.

User Rating: iQOO Z11 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Samsung Galaxy A56 5G has a rating of 4.4.

Samsung Galaxy A56 5G

₹36,999

@ Amazon

iQOO Z11 5G

₹34,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

03 2025

08 2026

10 2026

Performance


Samsung Exynos 1580	MediaTek Dimensity 7500 turbo	MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max
Octa Core (upto 2.9 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
Super AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1272x2712 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Depth Camera	2 MP Mono Depth Camera
5 MP Macro Camera	N/A	N/A

Front Camera


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

Battery


5000 mAh	7050 mAh	8000 mAh
45W Super Fast Charging	44W Flash Charging	45W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

7.5/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

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

Tall and vibrant display
More than a day's battery life
Good cameras
Dependable performance

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Thermal efficiency could have been better
Power users may want more

Higher memory variants may seem pricey
Rear panel catches fingerprint smudges

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5

(1,749 ratings)

4.5/5

(28 ratings)

N/A

Compare Prices

₹36,999

@ Amazon

₹34,999

@ Amazon

₹25,999

@ Flipkart

Video

1 Video

1 More Video

There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Launch Date

March 2, 2025

(Official)

August 20, 2026

(Official)

September 29, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

6 Years

3 Year

6 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

5 Year

6 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Origin OS

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 1580

MediaTek Dimensity 7500 turbo

MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max

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

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Octa core

2.5 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-G625 MC2

Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

6 GB / 8 GB / 12 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5000 mm²

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

1,099,769

951,668

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

19.0 s

26.0 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

1,167

853

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

Display Type

Super AMOLED

AMOLED (Curved Display)

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1272x2712 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1900 nits

3000 nits

3600 nits

HBM Brightness

1200 nits

2000 nits

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

385 ppi

449 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.64 %

91.03 %

90.5 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

87.8 %

93.82 %

93.6 %

Design

Height

162.1 mm

164.42 mm

162.56 mm

Width

77.4 mm

75.25 mm

77.6 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm

7.99 mm

8.4 mm

Weight

198 grams

199 grams

207 grams

Build Material

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Back: Plastic

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

Water Resistance

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

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Shock proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

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 Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.7926 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size IMX882

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view1/2" sensor size

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

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

2 MP
Mono Depth Camera

5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

6144 x 8192 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

SuperMoon

Beautify

Camera Features

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

10 x Digital Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

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

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video Pro Mode

N/A

Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

32 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.74" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

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

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

7050 mAh

8000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 28.2 Hours(2G)

Up to 30.33 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Super Fast Charging 65% in 30 minutes

Yes 44W Flash Charging

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

Yes 10W 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.

10h 04m

16h 12m

18h 49m

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

1h 8m 1s

1h 13m

1h 25m 55s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / 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) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)