Samsung Galaxy A56 vs Google Pixel 9a

Price Comparison (India)

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Manufacturer
Samsung	Google
Announced
March 2025	March 2025
Status
Coming Soon - March 2025	Coming Soon - April 2025
Price
Rs. 41,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]	Rs. 49,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray	Obsidian, Porcelain, Iris, Peony
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
162.2 x 77.5 x 7.4 mm (6.39 x 3.05 x 0.29 in)	154.7 x 73.3 x 8.9 mm (6.09 x 2.89 x 0.35 in)
Weight
198 g (6.98 oz)	186 g (6.56 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
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, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66, 75 - International 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA
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, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA
SAR EU
0.61 W/kg (head) 1.05 W/kg (body)	0.99 W/kg (head) 1.39 W/kg (body)
Messaging

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)

OS
Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades	Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades
User Interface
One UI 7	-
Processor
Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz & 3x2.6 GHz & 4x1.9 GHz), Exynos 1580 (4 nm) [Similar]	Octa-core (1x3.1 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A520), Google Tensor G4 (4 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Xclipse 540 [Similar]	Mali-G715 MP7 [Similar]
RAM
12 GB [Browse Similar]	8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
256 GB	256 GB
External Memory
No	No

Type
FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 Nits (HBM), 1900 Nits (peak) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ Protection	FHD+ P-OLED Screen, HDR, 120Hz 1800 Nits (HBM), 2700 Nits (peak) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Protection
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
6.7 inches [Similar]	6.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels (385 ppi)	1080 x 2424 pixels (421 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
87.51%	84.04%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
50 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP [Similar]	48 MP + 13 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash	Dual-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	48 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm Pixel Shift, Ultra HDR, Panorama, Best Take
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, OIS
Front Camera
12 MP, f/2.2, (wide) 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 10-bit HDR [Similar]	13 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm HDR, panorama 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA, LTE, 5G	HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE	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/6e, dual/tri-band (market/region dependent)
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG	USB Type-C 3.2
GPS
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS	GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
Browser
Yes	Yes

Internal
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 UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage
No	No
USB OTG
Supported	Not Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-ion Battery Fast Battery Charging 45W wired, 65% in 30 min, 100% in 68 min	Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast Battery Charging 23W wired, PD3.0 7.5W wireless Bypass charging (w/
Capacity
5000 mAh	5100 mAh
Stand by
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Talk Time
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