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, 25, 26, 28, 32, 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

2024, March 11

Status

Available. Released 2024, March 15

Dimensions

161.7 x 78 x 8.2 mm (6.37 x 3.07 x 0.32 in)

Weight

209 g (7.37 oz)

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), plastic frame, glass back

SIM

Nano-SIM + eSIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Type

Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 1000 nits (HBM)

Size

6.6 inches, 106.9 cm2 (~84.8% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~390 ppi density)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

OS

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

Chipset

Exynos 1380 (5 nm)

CPU

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

GPU

Mali-G68 MP5

Card slot

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Internal

128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM

Triple

50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.96", PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)

Features

LED flash, panorama, HDR

Video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Single

13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm

Video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack

No

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, 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, OTG

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass

Type

Li-Ion 5000 mAh

Charging

25W wired

Colors

Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon

Models

SM-A356E, SM-A356E/DS, SM-A356B, SM-A356B/DS, SM-A356U, SM-A356U1

SAR

0.81 W/kg (head)

SAR EU

0.44 W/kg (head)     0.92 W/kg (body)

Price

$ 229.50 / £ 208.99 / € 263.06 / ₹ 24,187

Performance

AnTuTu: 522829 (v9), 603441 (v10) GeekBench: 2740 (v5), 2931 (v6) 3DMark: 806 (Wild Life Extreme)

Display

1024 nits max brightness (measured)

Loudspeaker

-26.1 LUFS (Good)

Battery (new)

Active use score 12:26h