Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Samsung Galaxy A56 vs Samsung Galaxy S25 FE

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced March 2017 March 2025 September 2025
Status Available - April 2017 Coming Soon - March 2025 Available - September 2025
Price Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 41,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 59,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray Icyblue, Jetblack, Navy, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
(5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
162.2 x 77.5 x 7.4 mm
(6.39 x 3.05 x 0.29 in)
161.3 x 76.6 x 7.4 mm
(6.35 x 3.02 x 0.29 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM - -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 LTE
5G Network - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 SA/NSA/Sub6
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.61 W/kg (head)
1.05 W/kg (body)
0.54 W/kg (head)
1.57 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Enhanced armor aluminum frame
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades
User Interface - One UI 7 One UI 8
Processor Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
Exynos 8895 Octa
Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz & 3x2.6 GHz & 4x1.9 GHz), Exynos 1580 (4 nm) 10-core (1x3.2GHz Cortex-X4 & 2x2.9GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.6GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.95GHz Cortex-A520), Exynos 2400 (4 nm)
GPU Adreno 540 Xclipse 540 Xclipse 940
RAM 4 GB 12 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 256 GB 512 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 Nits (HBM), 1900 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ Protection
FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz, HDR10+, 1900 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+, Mohs Level 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.8 inches 6.7 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (385 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (385 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.06% 87.51% 89.03%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 50 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 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/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.4, 75mm (telephoto), 1/4.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, HDR
Front Camera 8 MP, AF [Similar] 12 MP, f/2.2, (wide)

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 10-bit HDR [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band or tri-band (market/region dependent), Wi-Fi Direct
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128GB 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No No
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not 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
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery 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 45W wired, PD, QC2, 65% in 30 min
25W wireless
Reverse wireless
Capacity 3000 mAh 5000 mAh 4900 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -