Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy M56 vs OnePlus Nord CE5 vs Samsung Galaxy M36

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung OnePlus Samsung
Announced April 2025 July 2025 June 2025
Status Available - April 2025 Available - July 2025 Available - July 2025
Price Rs. 27,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 24,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 17,499 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Light Green Marble Mist, Black Infinity, Nexus Blue Orange Haze, Velvet Black, Serene Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162 x 77.3 x 7.2 mm
(6.38 x 3.04 x 0.28 in)
163.6 x 76 x 8.2 mm
(6.44 x 2.99 x 0.32 in)
164.4 x 77.9 x 7.7 mm
(6.47 x 3.07 x 0.3 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
5G Network 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.38 W/kg (head)
1.01 W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP65 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Drop resistant up to 2m

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades Android 15, up to 4 major Android upgrades Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades
User Interface One UI 7 OxygenOS 15 One UI 7
Processor Octa-core (4x2.75 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Exynos 1480 (4 nm) Octa-core (1x3.35 GHz Cortex-A715 & 3x3.20 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x2.20 GHz Cortex-A510), Mediatek Dimensity 8350 Apex (4 nm) Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Exynos 1380 (5 nm)
GPU Xclipse 530 Mali G615-MC6 Mali-G68 MP5
RAM 8 GB 12 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory Unspecified microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type FHD+ Super AMOLED+ Screen, 120Hz
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
FHD+ Fluid AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate, HDR10+
800 Nits (typ), 1300 Nits (HBM), 1430 Nits (peak)
FHD+ Super AMOLED
120Hz, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Colors 16M colors 1B colors 16M colors
Size 6.74 inches 6.77 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (382 ppi) 1080 x 2392 pixels (388 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (385 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 89.22% 89.04% 85.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP 50 MP + 8 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.95", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 16mm, 112˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Ultra HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.96", PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, OIS, 10-bit HDR 4K@30/60fps (HDR), 1080p@30/60/120/480fps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS, OIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@480fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 12 MP, f/2.2, (wide)

Yes [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.4, 23mm (wide), 1/3.0", 1.0µm
Panorama
1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LHDC 5 5.3, 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 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 USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 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 3.1 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 2.2
Expandable Storage Unspecified microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 45W wired
Non-removable Si/C Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 80W wired
Bypass charging
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 25W wired
Capacity 5000 mAh 7100 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
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