Samsung Galaxy A56 vs Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
| Type | Touch | Touch |
| Waterproofness & dust-resistance | IP67 | IP64 |
| Dimensions | 162.20 x 77.50 x 7.40 mm | 163.52 x 77.50 x 8.39 mm |
| Weight | 198.00 g | 211.00 g |
| Display size | 6.70" | 6.77" |
| Display | Color / Super AMOLED 16,7M colors 120 Hz 1080 x 2340 px (6.70") 385 ppi | Color / AMOLED 1,07G colors 120 Hz 1080 x 2392 px (6.77") 388 ppi |
| Display protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
 | Panda Glass Buy screen protector
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| Additional display |  | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Playback time (max.) | Video: 29 h (1.2 days) | nd |
| Standard battery | Li-Po 5000 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Po 5000 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging |  | |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 128 GB, 256 GB | 128 GB, 256 GB |
| End-user memory | 234.4 GB |  |
| RAM memory | 8 GB, 12 GB | 8 GB, 12 GB |
| Memory cards | | |
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 15 |
| Interface | One UI 7 | Nothing OS 3.1 |
| Processor | Samsung Exynos 1580 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SM7635 |
| Processor clock | 2900 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| GPU | Samsung Xclipse 540 | Adreno |
| Touchscreen | | |
| SAR (10g) | 0,61 W/kg | |
| DualSIM | | |
| SIM cards standard | DualSIM(nanoSIM, nanoSIM) | DualSIM(eSIM, nanoSIM) |
| DualSIM mode | dual standby | dual standby |
| Hybrid DualSIM | nanoSIM, microSD | |
| Announced | 1Q 2025 | 1Q 2025 |
| Other names | SM-A566B/DS; SM-A5660 | A059P |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 1900 2100 | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 |
| LTE standard | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 900, 850, 800, 700 TDD LTE: 2600, 2500, 2300 | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 900, 850, 800, 700 TDD LTE: 3500, 2600, 2500, 2300 |
| Standard 5G | FDD 5G: 2600, 2100, 1800, 900, 850, 700 TDD 5G: 3700, 3500, 2500, 2300 | FDD 5G: 2600, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 900, 850, 800, 700 TDD 5G: 3700, 3500, 2600, 2500, 2300 |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Camera type | Standard | Standard |
| Photo matrix | 50 Mpx | 50 Mpx |
| Sensor size | | 1/1,57 |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Digital zoom | 10x | |
| Field of view | | 84 ° |
| Focal length | | 24 mm |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 3840x2160 px | 3840x2160 px |
| Video formats | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 |
| Additional | AF, OIS, f/1.8 | AF, EIS, OIS, f/1.88 |
| Second camera | | |
| Camera type | Wide-angle | Telephoto |
| Photo matrix | 12 Mpx | 50 Mpx |
| Sensor size | | 1/1,95 |
| Optical zoom | | 3x |
| Digital zoom | | 60x |
| Lossless zoom | | 6x |
| Field of view | | 33 ° |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Additional | FF, f/2.2 | AF, EIS, OIS, f/2.55 |
| Third camera | | |
| Camera type | Macro | Wide-angle |
| Photo matrix | 5 Mpx | 8 Mpx |
| Sensor size | | 1/4 |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Field of view | | 120 ° |
| Focal length | | 15 mm |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Additional | FF, f/2.4 | FF, f/2.2 |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Camera type | Portrait | Portrait |
| Photo matrix | 12 Mpx | 50 Mpx |
| Sensor size | | 1/2,76 |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Field of view | | 81 ° |
| Focal length | | 22 mm |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | | 3840x2160 px |
| Additional | FF, f/2.2 | FF, f/2.2 |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | 42.20 Mbit/s | 42.20 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | 11.52 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | | |
| LTE UP | | |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.4 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v2.0 Type-C | v2.0 Type-C |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| Galileo | | |
| QZSS | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Dictionary | T9 | T9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | 2 | 2 |
| Audio Jack | | |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | 3GA, AAC, AMR, AWB, FLAC, IMY, M4A, MID, MIDI, MXMF, OGA, OGG, OTA, RTTTL, RTX, WAV, XMF | AAC, AAC+, AC3, AC4, AMR, APE, EAC3, FLAC, IMY, M4A, MID, OGG, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
| Polyphony | | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | ART | ART |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |