Samsung Galaxy M56 versus Nothing Phone 3a

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Samsung Galaxy M56, 8GB/256GB

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KSh 38,500

Nothing Phone 3a, 8GB/128GB

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KSh 44,500

Samsung Galaxy M56, 8GB/256GB Nothing Phone 3a, 8GB/128GB
Price KSh 38,500 KSh 44,500
Sales 2 - For Sep 2025 1 - For Sep 2025
Average rating 4 - 1 votes 4 - 1 votes
Likes 1 - For Sep 2025 0 - For Sep 2025
Views 277 - For Sep 2025 44 - For Sep 2025
General
Available April
2025
 March
2025
Dimensions 162 x 77.3 x 7.2 mm
 163.5 x 77.5 x 8.4 mm
Weight 180 g
 201 g
Colors Light Green
Black
 White
Black
Blue
Network 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G
Network features 2G: 850, 900, 1800, 1900; 3G: 850, 900, 1700, 1900, 2100; 4G: B1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66; 5G: N1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 2G: 850, 900, 1800, 1900; 3G: 800, 850, 900, 1700, 1900, 2100; 4G: B1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66; 5G: N1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66
Key features 120Hz Super AMOLED+ display
Gorilla Glass Victus+ front and back
50MP OIS triple main camera with 4K video
UFS 3.1 fast internal storage
5000mAh battery with 45W fast charging
Up to 6 major Android upgrades
 120Hz AMOLED display with up to 1 billion colors
Up to 3000 nits peak display brightness
50MP OIS triple main camera
Customizable LED lights for charging and notifications
IP64 dust and water resistant
Up to 3 major Android updates
Platform
Operating system Android 15
One UI 7
 Android 15
Nothing OS 3.1
GPU Xclipse 530
 Adreno 710
Processor 2.75 GHz
Octa-core
4nm
 2.5 GHz
Octa-core
4nm
Chipset Exynos 1480
 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
Graphics processor Xclipse 530
 Adreno 710
RAM 8GB LPDDR5X
 8GB
Storage 256GB UFS 3.1
 128GB
Card slot No
 No
Battery 5000mAh
 5000mAh
Battery features 45W Fast Charging
Up to 26h Video Playback
 50W Fast Charging
Up to 100% in 56 Min
Up to 50% in 19 Min
Up to 26h Video Playback
7.5W Reverse Wired Charging
Platform features Dual Stereo Speakers
Game Booster
Samsung Knox Security
Gorilla Glass Victus+ Back
Up to 6 Major Android Upgrades
 IP64 Dust and Water Resistant
Dual Stereo Speakers
3 LED Notification Lights
Up to 3 Major Android Updates
Up to 6 Years Security Updates
Display
Display size 6.74 Inches
1080 x 2340 Pixels
 6.77 Inches
1080 x 2392 Pixels
Display type Super AMOLED Plus Screen
16M Colors
 AMOLED Screen
1B Colors
Pixel density 382 ppi
 387 ppi
Display features 120Hz Refresh Rate
Gorilla Glass Victus+
 120Hz Refresh Rate
Panda Glass
HDR10+
3000 Nits Peak Brightness
100% DCI-P3
Up to 1000Hz Touch Sampling Rate
Camera
Camera resolution 50MP F1.8 + 8MP F2.2 + 2MP F2.4
 50MP F1.9 + 50MP F2.0 + 8MP F2.2
Camera features 50MP Wide / PDAF / OIS
8MP Ultrawide
2MP Macro
Bokeh / Panorama / HDR
LED Flash
Up to 10x Digital Zoom
 50MP Wide / PDAF / OIS
50MP Telephoto / PDAF / 2x Optical Zoom
8MP 120-degree Ultrawide
HDR / Night / Portrait / Panorama
LED Flash
30x Ultra zoom
4x Lossless Zoom
Video recording 4K 30fps
1080p 60/30fps
240fps HD Slow Mo
10-bit HDR
Video OIS
 4K 30fps
Full HD 60/30fps
Time-lapse
Video OIS
Front camera
Front camera resolution 12MP F2.2
 32MP F2.2
Front camera features HDR
 HDR
Face Unlock
Video recording Yes
 Full HD 30fps
Sensors & connectivity
Sensors Fingerprint
Accelerometer
Gyro
Ambient Light
Proximity
Compass
 Fingerprint
Accelerometer
Gyro
Proximity
Compass
Ambient Light
Connectivity USB Type-C 2.0 / USB OTG
Wi-Fi Hotspot / Wi-Fi Direct
Dual-band Wi-Fi / Wi-Fi 6
GPS / GLONASS / BDS / GALILEO / QZSS
Bluetooth 5.3
 USB Type-C 2.0 / OTG
Bluetooth 5.4
NFC
Wi-Fi Direct / Dual-band Wi-Fi / Wi-Fi Hotspot / Wi-Fi 6
GPS / GLONASS / BDS / GALILEO / QZSS
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