hotwav Note 18 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A56 5G

At a glance

Brand: Hotwav; Samsung
Release date: November 2025, 6 months ago; March 2025, 1 years 2 months ago
AnTuTu: 308.681 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 61% of devices; 1.257.856 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 87% of devices
Launch price: —; € 445.00 ($ 519.67)

Size: 7.2"; 6.7"
Resolution: 720 x 1560 px HD+; 1080 x 2340 px FHD+
Type: LCD IPS; Super AMOLED
Density: 239 ppi Medium Density; 385 ppi High Density
Aspect ratio: 21:9; 19.5:9
Features: Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 2.5D curved glass screen, Panda glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, In-cell; Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Always-On Display, HDR10+, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Unisoc Tiger T615 (T7250); Exynos 1580
CPU: 2 x ARM Cortex A75 1.8Ghz + 6 x ARM Cortex A55 1.6Ghz; 1xA720 2.9 GHz +3xA720 2.6 GHz +4xA520 1.95GHz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 1.8 GHz; 2.9 GHz
GPU: Mali-G57 MP1; Xclipse 540
RAM: 6 GB; 8 GB
64-bit: Yes; Yes
RAM type: —; LPDDR4X RAM

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor: Samsung; Sony IMX906
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; Yes
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; Yes, 240 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; 2x2 OCL, Pro Video Mode, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, AutoFraming, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), NPU AI Engine, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode, RAW 12 bits, DOL HDR
Pixel size: —; 1.00 µm
Sensor size: —; 1/1.56"

Dimensions: 84.0 mm 176.2 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model; 77.5 mm 162.2 mm 7.4 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 225 g; 197 g
Materials: Plastic; Glass , Metal
Colors: Blue Gold Green; Black Pink Gray Green
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects; Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
Repairability: Class A B C D E; Class A B C D E
Usable surface: 87 %; 87 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP67

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.2; Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), AVRCP (Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile), DIP (Device ID Profile), HFP (Hands-Free Profile), HID (Human Interface Profile), HSP (Headset Profile), MAP (Message Access Profile), PAN (Personal Area Networking Profile), OPP (Object Push Profile), PBAP/PAB (Phone Book Access Profile), HOGP, APT-x, LDAC, Apt-x Adaptive
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11ac; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi features: Wi-Fi Hotspot; Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
USB: USB Type-C; USB Type-C
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G: —; n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)