Samsung Galaxy M56 vs Honor Magic V5

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung	Honor
Announced
April 2025	July 2025
Status
Available - April 2025	Available - July 2025
Price
Rs. 27,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]	-
Colors
Black, Light Green	Black, Ivory White, Dawn Gold, Reddish Brown
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
162 x 77.3 x 7.2 mm (6.38 x 3.04 x 0.28 in)	Unfolded: 156.8 x 145.9 x 4.1 mm or 4.2 mm Folded: 156.8 x 74.3 x 8.8 mm or 9.0 mm (Unfolded: 6.17 x 5.74 x 0.16 in or 0.17 in Folded: 6.17 x 2.93 x 0.35 in or 0.35 in)
Weight
180 g (6.35 oz)	217 g or 222g (7.65 oz or 7.83oz)
SIM Type
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1x
4G Network
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
5G Network
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6	1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging

Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)	- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted) IP58/IP59 dust protected and water resistant Stylus support

OS
Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades	Android 15
User Interface
One UI 7	MagicOS 9
Processor
Octa-core (4x2.75 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Exynos 1480 (4 nm) [Similar]	Octa-core (2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M), Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Xclipse 530 [Similar]	Adreno 830 [Similar]
RAM
8 GB [Browse Similar]	16 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
256 GB	1 TB
External Memory
Unspecified	No

Type
FHD+ Super AMOLED+ Screen, 120Hz Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+	QHD+ Foldable LTPO AMOLED Screen 120Hz, 5000 Nits (peak), Honor Super Armored Inner Screen
Colors
16M colors	1B colors
Size
6.74 inches [Similar]	7.95 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels (382 ppi)	2172 x 2352 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
89.22%	88.71%
Multi-Touch

Secondary Display
-	6.43 inches, 1060 x 2376 pixels, 404 ppi, Honor Anti-scratch LTPO OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 5000 nits (peak) NanoCrystal Shield

Rear Camera
50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP [Similar]	50 MP + 64 MP + 50 MP [Similar]
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/1.6, 23mm (wide), PDAF, OIS 64 MP, f/2.5, 70mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.0", 3x optical zoom 50 MP, f/2.0, 13mm (ultrawide), AF Laser AF, HDR, Panorama
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, OIS, 10-bit HDR	4K@30/60fps (10-bit), 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, OIS
Front Camera
12 MP, f/2.2, (wide) Yes [Similar]	20 MP, f/2.2, (wide) Cover camera: 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide) HDR 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA, LTE, 5G	HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE	6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LDAC, LC3
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/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG	USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, Display Port 1.2
GPS
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS	GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a)
Browser
Yes	Yes

Internal
256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1	1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
Unspecified	No
USB OTG
Supported	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	Non-removable Si/C Li-Ion battery (International Model/ 1TB China Model) Fast Charging 66W wired 50W wireless 5W reverse wired
Capacity
5000 mAh	5820/6100 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-