Phone (4a)
Nothing · Mar 2026
₹31,999
54 / 100 spec score
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Phone (4a) vs Galaxy A56
Phone (4a) scores higher overall and wins 3 of 6 areas, but Galaxy A56 still wins 2.
Galaxy A56
Samsung · Mar 2025
₹41,999
48 / 100 spec score
Area by area
Phone (4a)Galaxy A56
DisplayPhone (4a) leads
PerformanceGalaxy A56 leads
CamerasPhone (4a) leads
BatteryPhone (4a) leads
PortabilityGalaxy A56 leads
Longevity
Why pick Phone (4a)
- Telephoto: 50 MP vs 0 MP
- Longest optical zoom: 3.5 × vs 1 ×
- Front camera: 32 MP vs 12 MP
- Peak brightness: 4,500 nits vs 1,900 nits
Periscope telephoto under ₹35,000
Why pick Galaxy A56
- Thickness: 7.4 mm vs 8.5 mm
- Top CPU clock: 2.90 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
- Weight: 198 g vs 205 g
Six years of OS updates
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Your pick
Phone (4a)
Scores 54 vs 48 on your weighting.
- Phone (4a)54
- Galaxy A5648
If Cameras mattered less to you, Galaxy A56 would draw level.
Full specifications
| Phone (4a) | Galaxy A56 | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 6.78 in | 6.70 in |
| Panel | Flexible AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Resolution | 2720 × 1224 | 2340 × 1080 |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Peak brightness | 4,500 nits | 1,900 nits |
| Phone (4a) | Galaxy A56 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 | Exynos 1580 |
| Process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Top CPU clock | 2.70 GHz | 2.90 GHz |
| RAM (max) | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage (base) | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage (max) | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Memory card slot | No | No |
| Phone (4a) | Galaxy A56 | |
|---|---|---|
| Main camera | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Ultra-wide | — | 12 MP |
| Telephoto | 50 MP | 0 MP |
| Longest optical zoom | 3.5 × | 1 × |
| Front camera | 32 MP | 12 MP |
| Best video | 4K @ 30 fps | 4K @ 30 fps |
| Phone (4a) | Galaxy A56 | |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 5,400 mAh | 5,000 mAh |
| Wired charging | 50 W | 45 W |
| Wireless charging | — | 0 W |
| Phone (4a) | Galaxy A56 | |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 205 g | 198 g |
| Thickness | 8.5 mm | 7.4 mm |
| Water resistance | IP64 | IP67 |
| Build | Gorilla Glass 7i front | Aluminium frame, glass back |
| Phone (4a) | Galaxy A56 | |
|---|---|---|
| Launched with | Nothing OS | Android 15 (One UI 7) |
| OS updates promised | — | 6 years |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| 3.5 mm jack | No | No |
Green marks the better value where “better” is clear. Specs from each maker’s published pages.