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, 13, 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

161 x 76.5 x 8.3 mm (6.34 x 3.01 x 0.33 in)

Weight

197 g (6.95 oz)

Build

Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back

SIM

Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Type

Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 1000 nits (HBM)

Size

6.5 inches, 103.7 cm2 (~84.2% 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

Exynos 1280 (5 nm)

CPU

Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Mali-G68

Card slot

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Internal

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

Triple

50 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)

Features

LED flash, panorama, HDR

Video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

Single

13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm

Video

1080p@30fps

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

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, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS

NFC

Yes (market/region dependent)

Radio

Market/region dependent

USB

USB Type-C 2.0

Sensors

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

Type

5000 mAh

Charging

25W wired

Colors

Brave Black, Personality Yellow, Fantasy Blue, Optimistic Blue

Models

SM-A256E, SM-A256E/DS, SM-A256E/DSN, SM-A256B, SM-A256B/DS, SM-A256B/DSN, SM-A256U, SM-A256U1

SAR EU

0.46 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)

Price

$ 166.59 / C$ 299.99 / £ 129.99 / € 197.32 / ₹ 16,990

Performance

AnTuTu: 443234 (v9), 480771 (v10) GeekBench: 2023 (v5), 2098 (v6) 3DMark: 643 (Wild Life Extreme)

Display

1030 nits max brightness (measured)

Camera

Photo / Video

Loudspeaker

-26.0 LUFS (Very good)

Battery (new)

Active use score 10:19h