Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A56 vs Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

Samsung Galaxy A56
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Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Nothing
Announced March 2025 March 2026
Status Coming Soon - March 2025 Available - March 2026
Price Rs. 41,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 39,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray Black, Silver, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.2 x 77.5 x 7.4 mm
(6.39 x 3.05 x 0.29 in)
163.7 x 76.6 x 8 mm
(6.44 x 3.02 x 0.31 in)
Weight 198 g (6.98 oz) 210 g (7.41 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - International
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - India
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - International
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41 - India
5G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA - International
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - India
SAR EU 0.61 W/kg (head)
1.05 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
- Fingerprint Sensor
IP65 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets)
Manufacturer-rated water-resistant (up to 25cm for 20 min)
137 individually addressable mini-LEDs
Aircraft-grade aluminium unibody

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades Android 16, up to 3 major Android upgrades
User Interface One UI 7 Nothing OS 4.1
Processor Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz & 3x2.6 GHz & 4x1.9 GHz), Exynos 1580 (4 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (1x2.8 GHz Cortex-720 & 4x2.4 GHz Cortex-720 & 3x1.8 GHz Cortex-520), Qualcomm SM7750-AB Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 (4 nm) [Similar]
GPU Xclipse 540 [Similar] Adreno 722 [Similar]
RAM 12 GB [Browse Similar] 12 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 Nits (HBM), 1900 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ Protection
FHD+ AMOLED Screen, 144Hz
2160Hz PWM, HDR10+, 800 Nits (typ)
1600 Nits (HBM), 5000 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Mohs Level 5
Colors 16M colors 1B colors
Size 6.7 inches [Similar] 6.83 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (385 ppi) 1260 x 2800 pixels (450 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 87.51% 89.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP [Similar] 50 MP + 50 MP + 8 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Best Face, Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.9, 80mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.75", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS, 3.5x optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Panorama, Ultra XDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS, OIS, Dolby Vision HDR, Ultra XDR
Front Camera 12 MP, f/2.2, (wide)

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 10-bit HDR [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.2, 22mm (wide), 1/3.42", 0.64µm

1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage No No
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 45W wired, 65% in 30 min, 100% in 68 min
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 50W wired, 50% in 22 min, 100% in 64 min
7.5W reverse wired
Capacity 5000 mAh 5400 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -