As Samsung’s midrange Galaxy A56 is rumoured to launch in March, Evan Blass has shared a set of spinning GIFs showing the phone in four colours and a host of different angles.
The new animations show the phone in silver, pink, black, and a pale green with flat edges, a chunky display bezel that’s thicker at the bottom, and a redesigned camera island that mounts the three lenses together with a black backing.
The other things that stand out are the power and volume buttons, which now sit on an island that rises slightly out from the phone’s edge, rather than lying flush.
Android Headlines shared renders showing a similar look in November 2024, and Samsung’s own renders were found on China’s TENAA certification site, so we’re confident that this is what the A56 will look like.
As for the specs, we’re not quite as certain. An early Geekbench score believed to belong to the A56 suggests it will be powered by Samsung’s own Exynos 1580 chipset. Certification leaks point to a 5,000mAh battery and 45W wired charging — which would be a little surprising only because the flagship Galaxy S25 is still limited to slower 25W speeds. GalaxyClub reports that the rear cameras will be similar to the last two generations, with a 50 megapixel main shooter joined by a 12MP ultrawide and 5MP macro, though the selfie camera is at least getting an upgrade to a new 12MP sensor.
The Galaxy A56 is likely to arrive alongside more affordable A36 and A26 models. Samsung released the last four generations in mid-March, so that’s when we’re expecting to see these phones too. The big question for the A56 is whether it will launch Stateside; we were mostly fans of the $449 Galaxy A54 two years ago, but the A55 skipped the US entirely.
This year Samsung may want to ensure it has a presence in the US market. Apple is expected to announce a new version of its similarly priced iPhone SE either this week or next, and Google’s midrange Pixel 9a has also been tipped for a March launch, months earlier than prior generations’ summer announcements.