Samsung Galaxy A34 vs Samsung Galaxy A17 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A56 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 15, 2023	Aug 08, 2025	Mar 01, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	€239	8GB/128GB - $499

Design

Dimensions
6.35 x 3.07 x 0.32 inches (~0.36 inches with camera bump) 161.3 x 78.1 x 8.2 mm (~9.26 mm with camera bump)	6.47 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.5 mm	6.39 x 3.05 x 0.29 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 162.2 x 77.5 x 7.4 mm (~8.9 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.02 oz / 199.0 g	6.77 oz / 192.0 g	6.98 oz / 198.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP54	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint		Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Awesome Graphite, Awesome Lime, Awesome Silver, Awesome Violet	Black, Gray, Blue	Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 83.62% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 87.64% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1000 nits	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI	2340x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 385 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
		Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Features
	HDR support, Ambient light sensor
Front cover display
	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1081 (Average)	1715 (Good)
Bright Min
1.7 (Good)	1.7 (Good)	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Mediatek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm)	Exynos 1330 S5E8535 (5 nm)	Samsung Exynos 1580
Processor
Octa-core 2600 MHz	Octa-core 2x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A78 4x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x2.9GHz 3x2.6GHz​ 4x1.9GHz
GPU
Mali-G68 MC4	Mali-G68 MP2	Xclipse 540
Memory
6GB/128GB 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC	not expandable
OS
Android (14, 13)	Android (15), up to 6 OS updates	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1021	723	1361
GeekBench 6 Multi
2480	1910	3894
3D Mark High
641	346	1322
3D Mark Low
638	338	1313

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging		Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 43min

Browsing

16h 25min

Video

10h 11min

Gaming

6h 50min

Battery Life Estimate

8h 6min

Browsing

17h 36min

Video

13h 26min

Gaming

8h 37min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 3min

Browsing

17h 46min

Video

9h 9min

Gaming

10h 11min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5"	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	Yes	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
13 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	13 MP	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

124

Overall

136

Photo

112

Video

122

Overall

131

Photo

113

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n7, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 6, 8, 9	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM		Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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