Samsung Galaxy M56 5G vs vivo T3 Ultra

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy M56 5G vs vivo T3 Ultra across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: vivo T3 Ultra runs at a higher processing speed of 3.35 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy M56 5G runs at 2.75 GHz, making vivo T3 Ultra the better performer.

Display: vivo T3 Ultra offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Samsung Galaxy M56 5G offers 6.7 inches, making vivo T3 Ultra the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy M56 5G features a Super AMOLED Plus display compared to vivo T3 Ultra's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy M56 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy M56 5G and vivo T3 Ultra feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: vivo T3 Ultra offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Samsung Galaxy M56 5G offers 12 MP, making vivo T3 Ultra better for front camera photography.

Battery: vivo T3 Ultra delivers longer battery life with 12h 14m, while Samsung Galaxy M56 5G delivers None, making vivo T3 Ultra the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy M56 5G and vivo T3 Ultra offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

User Rating: vivo T3 Ultra receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Samsung Galaxy M56 5G has a rating of 4.4.

Samsung Galaxy M56 5G

₹33,999

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vivo T3 Ultra

₹27,999

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Summary

Release Date

04 2025

09 2024

04 2026

Performance


Samsung Exynos 1480	MediaTek Dimensity 9200 Plus	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.75 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.35 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB / 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+)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 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, with Sony-LYTIA 710
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	N/A

Front Camera


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

Battery


5000 mAh	5500 mAh	6500 mAh
45W Fast Charging	80W Flash Charging	90W Turbo Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

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

Expert Review

N/A

8.0/10

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8.2/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Capable processor
IP68 dust and water resistance
Impressive portrait shots

Slim design, excellent durability
Gorgeous display
Good performance and battery life
Capable low light photography

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Flicker sensor doesn't help much
Skin smoothening in images

Thermal efficiency could have been better
Skin tones lack accuracy

User Ratings

4.4/5

(6,353 ratings)

4.5/5

(21,474 ratings)

4.3/5

(974 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

April 23, 2025

(Official)

September 19, 2024

(Official)

April 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v14

Android v16

OS Updates

6 Years

2 Years

3 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

3 Years

5 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Funtouch OS

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 1480

MediaTek Dimensity 9200 Plus

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

3.35 GHz, Single core, Cortex X3 3 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A715 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510

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

Immortalis-G715 MC11

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

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

1,445,926

2,194,258

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

21.0 s

17.0 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

4,385

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

8.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

23.9 %

20.6 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED Plus

AMOLED (Curved Display)

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+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1200 nits

4500 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

1200 nits

N/A

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

2160 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

480 Hz

360 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

385 ppi

453 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.81 %

90.23 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

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)

N/A

96.80 %

Design

Height

162 mm

164.16 mm

162.7 mm

Width

77.3 mm

74.93 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

7.2 mm

7.58 mm

6.99 mm

Weight

180 grams

192 grams

183 grams

Build Material

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A

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

Yes IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.88 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX921 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera50x Digital Zoomf/1.81/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Smart Aura Light

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

20 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

50 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

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

4k @60 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR

Dual Video Recording

Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps

4k @60 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

5500 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging

Yes 80W Flash Charging 100% in 55 minutes

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

Yes 5W 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

12h 14m

14h 01m

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

N/A

38m

44m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / 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 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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

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) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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