Samsung just launched the Galaxy A56 and Galaxy A36 smartphones in India, after the phones were introduced earlier this week. The phones have a 6.7-inch FHD+ 120Hz Super AMOLED display, the A56 is powered by the latest Exynos 1580 SoC and the A34 has a Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 SoC.
Both the phones feature a 50MP main camera with OIS, support 10-bit HDR recording on both the front and rear cameras and 5MP macro sensor. The A56 has a 12MP ultra-wide and the A36 has an 8MP ultra-wide camera.
Both the phones run Android 15 with One UI 7, and the company guarantees up to 6 generations of OS upgrades and security updates for the phones. There are security features such as Knox Vault, as well as new photography capabilities inspired by Galaxy’s flagship camera innovations such as Vision Booster.
These have IP67 ratings for dust and water resistance, feature Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ protection on the front and the back, and the A56 also has a metal frame. The phones pack a 5000mAh battery with support for 45W fast charging with Super Fast Charge 2.0 technology, but don’t come with a charger in the box.
Samsung Galaxy A56 specifications
- 6.7-inch (1080 x 2340 pixels) FHD+ Super AMOLED Infinity-O HDR Display with 120Hz refresh rate, up to 1200 nits HBM (high brightness mode), up to 1900 nits peak brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ protection
- Up to 2.9GHz Octa Core Exynos 1580 4nm processor with AMD Xclipse 540 GPU
- 8GB / 12GB RAM, 128GB / 256GB internal storage
- Android 15 with Samsung One UI 7
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- 50MP rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, OIS, 12MP ultra-wide angle camera with f/2.2 aperture, 5MP macro sensor with f/2.4 aperture, LED flash
- 12MP front camera with f/2.2 aperture
- In-display Fingerprint sensor
- USB Type-C audio, Stereo speakers
- Dust and Water resistant (IP67)
- Dimensions: 162.2x 77.5 x 7.4mm; Weight: 198g
- 5G SA / NSA, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.3, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C, NFC
- 5000mAh (typical) battery with support for 45W fast charging
Samsung Galaxy A36 specifications
- 6.7-inch (1080 x 2340 pixels) FHD+ Super AMOLED Infinity-O HDR Display with 120Hz refresh rate, up to 1200 nits HBM (high brightness mode), up to 1900 nits peak brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ protection
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 6nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 710 GPU
- 6GB / 8GB / 12GB RAM, 128GB / 256GB internal storage
- Android 15 with Samsung One UI 7
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- 50MP rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, OIS, 8MP ultra-wide angle camera with f/2.2 aperture, 5MP macro sensor with f/2.4 aperture, LED flash
- 12MP front camera with f/2.2 aperture
- In-display Fingerprint sensor
- USB Type-C audio, Stereo speakers
- Dust and Water resistant (IP67)
- Dimensions: 162.9x 78.2 x 7.4mm; Weight: 195g
- 5G SA / NSA, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.4, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C, NFC
- 5000mAh (typical) battery with support for 45W fast charging
Pricing and availability
The Galaxy A56 5G is available in Awesome Lightgray, Awesome Graphite and Awesome Olive colours and the Galaxy A36 5G is available in Awesome Lavender, Awesome Black and Awesome White colours in India. Pricing as follows.
- Galaxy A36 8GB + 128GB – Rs. 32,999
- Galaxy A36 8GB + 256GB – Rs. 35,999
- Galaxy A36 12GB + 256GB – Rs. 38,999
- Galaxy A56 8GB + 128GB – Rs. 41,999
- Galaxy A56 8GB + 256GB – Rs. 44,999
- Galaxy A56 12GB + 256GB – Rs. 47,999
The phones are available from Samsung exclusive and partner stores, Samsung.com, and other online platforms starting today with several launch offers.