Smarter Without the Price Tag: The Best Samsung Galaxy A56 AI Features Explained

Samsung Galaxy A56 AI Features: Samsung’s A-Series has always delivered value, but the Galaxy A56 takes things further. With powerful AI features( once reserved for flagship phones, this mid-range device now brings a smarter, more seamless experience to everyday users.

From intelligent search to effortless photo edits, the Samsung Galaxy A56 AI features show just how far mid-range has come, especially compared to its predecessor, the A55.

Circle to Search: Instant Answers Without Leaving Your Screen

No more screenshots or app-switching just to find out what you’re looking at. With Circle to Search, powered by Google AI, you simply long-press the home button or gesture bar, then draw a circle around anything on your screen—a product, phrase, or place—and get instant results without leaving your app.

This feature was once exclusive to the Galaxy S series. It’s now available on both the A55 and A56, but the A56 integrates it more natively into the overall experience.

AI Select: Smart Suggestions at a Tap

One of the more subtle but powerful additions to the A56’s feature set is AI Select. Just tap and hold on any on-screen content—text, numbers, images, even video frames—and you’ll get a list of suggested actions powered by Samsung’s on-device intelligence.

You can:

• Extract and copy text from images or web content
• Pin and edit screenshots
• Call detected phone numbers
• Locate highlighted addresses on maps
• Turn short video clips into GIFs

To use it, just tap and hold an element or use the Smart Select edge panel to activate the suggestions. It’s all about doing more with what’s already on your screen.

Object Eraser and Edit Suggestions: Photo Cleanup Made Easy

The Galaxy A56 includes Object Eraser, a smart tool that lets you remove unwanted background elements with a tap. Simply open an image in the Gallery app, tap Edit > More > Object Eraser, and select what you want gone. The AI does the rest.

It also offers Edit Suggestions for lighting, color, and framing—automatically visible as banner prompts when viewing eligible photos in your gallery.

These tools mirror what you’ll find on the Galaxy S25, but with a catch: the A56 does not include Generative Edit, Samsung’s flagship-only tool that lets you move objects and regenerate backgrounds using AI.

Custom AI Filters: Infuse Your Own Creative Style

Use My Filters to extract tones and styles from existing images and apply them to new ones. Just open the Camera app, tap Filters > My Filters > +, then choose a reference image to create your custom look. It’s built-in and intuitive.

Best Face and Auto Trim: Exclusive A56 Add-Ons

What sets the A56 apart in the A-Series lineup are features like Best Face, which blends facial expressions from multiple frames into one ideal group shot. Capture with Shot Suggestions enabled, then edit within the Gallery under Edit > Best Shot.

Auto Trim, meanwhile, appears when editing videos. Tap Edit > Auto Trim, and AI will instantly highlight the most engaging parts of the clip.

Smarter Camera, Clearer Shots

The Galaxy A56 benefits from AI-enhanced photography, especially with subject detection and low-light performance. The camera intelligently identifies people, pets, and scenes to optimize focus and exposure in real time.

And in dim lighting, its AI-powered image processing brightens details without adding noise. These features work automatically through the Camera app—no settings required.

Read Aloud: Turn Articles into Audio

Want to listen instead of scroll? The Read Aloud feature lets you play articles or web content like a podcast. You can activate it from Samsung Internet or Samsung News by tapping the three-dot menu and selecting Read Aloud.

It’s a great way to catch up on stories or blogs while multitasking, driven by AI-powered natural voice narration.

What You Won’t Get Without a Flagship

To be clear: the A56 borrows some AI tools from Samsung’s top-tier devices, but not all. Here’s what it doesn’t have from the S25 lineup:

• Generative Edit for content-aware photo manipulation
• Live Translate for calls
• Audio Eraser to isolate and clean soundtracks
• Note Assist, Call Summaries, and Multimodal AI Agents

These remain exclusive to Samsung’s Galaxy AI suite found only on the S25 series and above.

Smarter, Within Reach

The A56 runs on Samsung’s Awesome Intelligence, a lighter AI toolkit designed for real-world tasks—searching, snapping, sharing, editing, listening, and styling. All features are pre-installed and ready to use, no downloads needed. Just activate them in the Settings or via contextual prompts as you use your phone.

Verdict

The Samsung Galaxy A56 AI features aren’t just gimmicks. With tools like Circle to Search, Object Eraser, Best Face, Auto Trim, Custom Filters, AI Select, and Read Aloud, this phone brings meaningful, smart experiences to a broader audience.

It doesn’t offer everything the S25 does—and that’s okay. It focuses on the tools users actually want to use, every day.

Price and Availability in Kenya

The Samsung Galaxy A56 5G is available in Kenya, starting from Ksh 48,995(6/128) to Ksh 54,995(8/256).

You can get it online or in official Samsung retail stores countrywide and authorised partners.

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