Xiaomi Black Shark 2 vs Samsung Galaxy A15 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A56 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 18, 2019	Dec 11, 2023	Mar 01, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	$200	8GB/128GB - $499

Design

Dimensions
6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches 163.61 x 75.01 x 8.77 mm	6.30 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches 160.1 x 76.8 x 8.4 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
7.23 oz / 205.0 g	7.05 oz / 200.0 g	6.98 oz / 198.0 g
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
		Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver	Blue Black, Light Blue	Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 81.78% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 84.49% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 87.64% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, HDR, 430 nits	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
		Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1072 (Average)	1715 (Good)
Bright Min
Untested	1.7 (Good)	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)	Mediatek Dimensity 6100+ (6 nm)	Samsung Exynos 1580
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485	Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x2.9GHz 3x2.6GHz​ 4x1.9GHz
GPU
Adreno 640	Mali-G57 MC2	Xclipse 540
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1) 12GB/256GB	4GB/128GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (14)	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	683	1361
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	1728	3894
3D Mark High
Untested	340	1322
3D Mark Low
Untested	335	1313

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Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4	Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 43min

Browsing

10h 41min

Video

12h 15min

Gaming

10h 19min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 3min

Browsing

17h 46min

Video

9h 9min

Gaming

10h 11min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	50 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
20 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)	13 MP Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

122

Overall

136

Photo

107

Video

122

Overall

131

Photo

113

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3	5.3
WLAN
dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 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, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Alternative variants

With 256 GB of Storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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