Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

2G bands

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66

5G bands

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 26, 28, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Announced

2023, December 11

Status

Available. Released 2023, December 16

Dimensions

160.1 x 76.8 x 8.4 mm (6.30 x 3.02 x 0.33 in)

Weight

200 g (7.05 oz)

Build

Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame

SIM

Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Type

Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits (HBM)

Size

6.5 inches, 103.7 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~396 ppi density)

OS

Android 14, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 6100+ (6 nm)

CPU

Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Mali-G57 MC2

Card slot

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Internal

64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Triple

50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF 5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide) 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)

Features

LED flash, panorama, HDR

Video

1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

Single

13 MP, f/2.0, (wide)

Video

1080p@30fps

Loudspeaker

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

5.3, A2DP, LE

Positioning

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

NFC

Yes (market/region dependent)

Radio

No

USB

USB Type-C 2.0

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass

Type

5000 mAh

Charging

25W wired

Colors

Brave Black, Personality Yellow, Magical Blue, Optimistic Blue

Models

SM-A156B, SM-A156B/DS, SM-A156P, SM-A156P/DS, SM-A156U, SM-A156U1, SM-A156U1/DS, SM-A156W, SM-A156P/N, SM-A156P/DSN, SM-S156VL, SM-A156M, SM-A156E, SM-A156E/DSN

SAR EU

0.80 W/kg (head)     1.46 W/kg (body)

Price

$ 150.00 / C$ 349.00 / £ 155.00 / € 202.28 / ₹ 11,990

Performance

AnTuTu: 306274 (v9), 364663 (v10) GeekBench: 1747 (v5), 1763 (v6) 3DMark: 335 (Wild Life Extreme)

Display

786 nits max brightness (measured)

Loudspeaker

-25.5 LUFS (Very good)

Battery (new)

Active use score 14:31h