ZTE Axon 40 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A56 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A17 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 09, 2022	Mar 01, 2025	Aug 08, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	8GB/128GB - $499	€239

Design

Dimensions
6.41 x 2.87 x 0.34 inches 162.9 x 72.9 x 8.7 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)	6.47 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.5 mm
Weight
7.02 oz / 199.0 g	6.98 oz / 198.0 g	6.77 oz / 192.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP54
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
	Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray	Black, Gray, Blue

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 90.50% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 87.64% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 144Hz	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI	2340x1080px, 20:9 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	1715 (Good)	1081 (Average)
Bright Min
Untested	1.6 (Good)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC (7 nm)	Samsung Exynos 1580	Exynos 1330 S5E8535 (5 nm)
Processor
1x3.2GHz Kryo 585 3x2.42GHz Kryo 585 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 585	Octa-core 1x2.9GHz 3x2.6GHz​ 4x1.9GHz	Octa-core 2x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A78 4x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 650	Xclipse 540	Mali-G68 MP2
Memory
8GB/128GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/256GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable	microSDXC
OS
Android (12)	Android (15)	Android (15), up to 6 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1361	723
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	3894	1910
3D Mark High
Untested	1322	346
3D Mark Low
Untested	1313	338

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W	Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 3min

Browsing

17h 46min

Video

9h 9min

Gaming

10h 11min

Battery Life Estimate

8h 6min

Browsing

17h 36min

Video

13h 26min

Gaming

8h 37min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
108 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.52”	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5"
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED	LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps)	Yes
Front
16 MP	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	13 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

122

Overall

131

Photo

113

Video

124

Overall

136

Photo

112

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.3	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, 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, n2, n3, n5, n7, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 6, 8, 9
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A
Dual SIM
		Yes
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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