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Samsung Galaxy M56 5G
Samsung's Galaxy M56 5G, launched in India in April 2025, is a 7.2mm-thin phone with a 6.7-inch 120Hz Super AMOLED Plus display rated up to 1,200 nits, the Exynos 1480 and a 50MP OIS main camera. Its 5,000mAh battery charges at 45W, it has Gorilla Glass Victus+ front and back, and it runs Android 15 with One UI 7 and six years of updates.
Pros
- Slim 7.2mm, 180g body with Gorilla Glass Victus+ on both the front and back
- 6.7-inch 120Hz Super AMOLED Plus display rated up to 1,200 nits in high brightness mode
- 50MP main camera with OIS and 4K/30fps video in 10-bit HDR, plus a 12MP HDR front camera
- 45W wired charging for the 5,000mAh battery
- Six generations of Android upgrades and six years of security updates promised
Cons
- Uses the older Exynos 1480 from the Galaxy A55 rather than the Exynos 1580 in the Galaxy A56 5G
- Single speaker with no stereo pair, and no 3.5mm headphone jack
- The 8MP ultra-wide and 2MP macro cameras are basic, there is no telephoto lens, and there is no wireless charging
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Samsung Galaxy M56 5G
Display
- Screen size
- 6.74 ″
- Panel type
- Super AMOLED Plus
- Resolution
- 1080x2340
- Pixel density
- 382 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 1,200 nits
Performance
- Chipset
- Samsung Exynos 1480
- RAM (max)
- 8 GB
- Storage options
- 128/256GB
- Storage type
- UFS 3.1
Camera
- Main camera
- 50 MP
- Main aperture
- f/1.8
- Ultra-wide
- 8 MP
- Max video
- 4K@30fps
- Front camera
- 12 MP
- OIS
- Yes
Battery
- Capacity
- 5,000 mAh
- Wired charging
- 45 W
- Wireless charging
- 0 W
Design
- Weight
- 180 g
- Thickness
- 7.2 mm
Connectivity
- 5G
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- USB
- USB-C 2.0
Software
- OS at launch
- Android 15 (One UI 7)
- OS update pledge
- 6 years
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- No
- 3.5mm jack
- No
Quick answers
Is the Samsung Galaxy M56 5G good in 2026?
The Samsung Galaxy M56 5G earns an Inno Score of 42.4/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Samsung's Galaxy M56 5G, launched in India in April 2025, is a 7.2mm-thin phone with a 6.7-inch 120Hz Super AMOLED Plus display rated up to 1,200 nits, the Exynos 1480 and a 50MP OIS main camera. Its 5,000mAh battery charges at 45W, it has Gorilla Glass Victus+ front and back, and it runs Android 15 with One UI 7 and six years of updates.
What are the key specs of the Samsung Galaxy M56 5G?
Chipset: Samsung Exynos 1480 · Screen size: 6.74 ″ · Capacity: 5,000 mAh · Main camera: 50 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the Samsung Galaxy M56 5G?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Motorola Moto G77 Power, POCO M8x 5G, iPhone 12 Pro Max — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
