Honor Play 20a vs Samsung Galaxy M56 5G
Quick Comparison
Samsung Galaxy M56 5G has better RAM than Honor Play 20a. In terms of display resolution, Samsung Galaxy M56 5G has better resolution of 2340 x 1080 than Honor Play 20a which has resolution of 1600 x 720. Both have the same amount of internal memory.
| Name | Honor Play 20a | Samsung Galaxy M56 5G |
| RAM | 6 GB | 8 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Display | 6.5 in | 6.74 in |
| Internal Memory | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Battery | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Camera | 13 MP + 2 MP Dual | 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP Triple |
| Price | Rs. 11999 | Rs. 27999 |
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Detailed Comparison
Price And Launch
The Expected cost of Honor Play 20a is Rs. 11999. The launch Date of the second phone is April 17, 2025. The cost of Samsung Galaxy M56 5G is Rs. 27999.
Display comparison
Honor Play 20a has screen size of 6.5 inches which falls short to Samsung Galaxy M56 5G's 6.74 inch screen. Honor Play 20a has LCD Screen type where as Samsung Galaxy M56 5G has Super AMOLED Screen type. Samsung's phone has display density of 382 PPI & Honor's phone has only 270 PPI display density. In terms of screen to body ratio, Samsung's phone has better screen to body ratio of ~ 89% than Honor's phone ~ 82.8%. Honor Play 20a has 2.222:1 aspect ratio where as Samsung Galaxy M56 5G has 20:9 aspect ratio.
Memory comparison
Samsung Galaxy M56 5G's larger 8 GB RAM is better for playing games and all with respect to Honor Play 20a's lower 6 GB RAM. and both have same Internal Memory of 128 GB.
Camera comparison
Samsung Galaxy M56 5G's 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP Triple Rear Camera outclasses Honor Play 20a's 13 MP + 2 MP Dual Rear Camera in terms of resolution. Samsung Galaxy M56 5G will be better choice if you're looking to click lot of selfies as it has better 12 MP Front Camera in comparison to Honor Play 20a's 5 MP Front Camera.
Technical comparison
Both the phones has Android Operating System but the first one runs on version 12 and the second one on 15 version.
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Full Comparison
| Name | Honor Play 20a | Samsung Galaxy M56 5G |
| General | ||
| Model | Play 20a | SM-M566B, SM-M566B/DS |
| Sim Type | Dual Sim, GSM+GSM (Hybrid Slot) | Dual Sim, GSM+GSM (Hybrid Slot) |
| Dual Sim | Yes | Yes |
| Sim Size | Nano+Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| Device Type | Smartphone | Smartphone |
| Release Date | April 17, 2025 | |
| Design | ||
| Dimensions | 75.79 x 163.93 x 9.95 mm | 77.3 x 162 x 7.2 mm |
| Weight | 198 g | 180 g |
| Bezel less | No | |
| Design Type | Classic (Candybar) | |
| Colors | Night Black, Titanium Empty Silver, Aurora Blue | Black, Light Green |
| Display | ||
| Type | Color LCD Screen (16M Colors) | Color Super AMOLED Screen (16M Colors) |
| Touch | Yes | Yes |
| Size | 6.5 inches, 720 x 1600 pixels, 60 Hz | 6.74 inches, 1080 x 2340 pixels, 120 Hz |
| Aspect Ratio | 2.222:1 | 20:9 |
| PPI | ~ 270 PPI | ~ 382 PPI |
| Screen to Body Ratio | ~ 82.8% | ~ 89% |
| Glass Type | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ | |
| Notch | Yes, Water Drop Notch | Yes, Punch Hole |
| Foldable Display | No | |
| Dual Display | No | |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Storage | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | |
| Card Slot | Yes, (Hybrid Slot), upto 512 GB | |
| Connectivity | ||
| GPRS | Yes | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes | Yes |
| 3G | Yes | Yes |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | |
| 5G Bands | FDD Sub6: N1(2100), N3(1800), N5(850), N8(900), N28(700), 5G* TDD Sub6: N40(2300), N41(2500), N78(3500) | |
| VoLTE | Yes | |
| Wifi | Yes, with wifi-hotspot | Yes, with wifi-hotspot |
| Wifi Version | v802.11 b/g/n | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax 2.4GHz+5GHz, HE80, MIMO, 1024-QAM |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v5.1 | Yes, v5.3, A2DP, LE |
| USB | Yes, USB-C v2.0 | Yes, USB-C v2.0 |
| USB Features | USB on-the-go, USB Charging, USB Storage | USB on-the-go |
| Performance | ||
| AnTuTu Score | 731,106 (Total) (v10) 246,613 (CPU) 175,331 (GPU) 149,551 (Memory) 159,611 (UX) | |
| Geekbench Score | 3,463 (Multi Core) (v6) 1,146 (Single Core) 4,069 (OpenCL) 4,223 (Vulkan) | |
| Extra | ||
| GPS | GLONASS, Beidou, A-GPS | GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Fingerprint Sensor | Yes, In Display | |
| Face Unlock | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, Fingerprint Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor | |
| 3.5mm Headphone Jack | Yes | No |
| Extra Features | Machine Cloning, Intelligent Multi-Window, Intelligent Vision, Intelligent Screen Recognition, AI Subtitles, YOYO Suggestion | Object Eraser, Image Clipper |
| Camera | ||
| Rear Camera | 13 MP ƒ/1.8 (Main) 2 MP ƒ/2.4 (Depth Sensor) | 50 MP ƒ/1.8 (Wide Angle) 8 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 2 MP ƒ/2.4 (Macro) |
| OIS | Yes | |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Features | Continuous Shooting, Digital Zoom, Geo tagging, Touch Focus HDR, Face Detection | Digital Zoom up to 10x, Panorama, HDR |
| Video Recording | 1080p @ 30 fps FHD | 4K @ 30 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD |
| Flash | Yes, LED | Yes, LED |
| Front Camera | 5 MP ƒ/2.2 (Main) | 12 MP ƒ/2.2 (Wide Angle) Punch Hole |
| Front Video Recording | 1080p @ 30 fps FHD | 1080p |
| Technical | ||
| OS | Android v12 | Android v15 |
| Custom UI | Magic Ul 6.1 | |
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 | Samsung Exynos 1480 |
| CPU | 2 GHz, Octa Core Processor | 2.7 GHz, Octa Core Processor |
| Core Details | 2 x 2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6 x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 | 4xCortex-A78@ 2.7 GHz & 4xCortex-A55@2.0 GHz |
| GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 | Xclipse 530 |
| Java | Yes | No |
| Browser | Yes, supports HTML5 | Yes |
| Multimedia | ||
| Yes | Yes | |
| Music | Yes | MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA |
| Video | Yes | MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM |
| FM Radio | Yes | No |
| Document Reader | Yes | Yes |
| Battery | ||
| Type | Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Size | 5000 mAh, Li-Po Battery | 5000 mAh, Li-ion Battery |
| Fast Charging | Yes, 45W Fast Charging | |
| Video Playback Time | 26 hours | |