Screen size
Axon 7 mini5.2"
Blade A56Winner: 6.8"+23%
Quick verdict
Axon 7 mini leads the measured specs 8-7.
Measured wins
Axon 7 mini
8
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
5
equal specs
Blade A56
7
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Axon 7 mini
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Blade A56
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Axon 7 mini
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2, CDMA 800
Blade A56
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Axon 7 mini
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
Blade A56
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
Axon 7 mini
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 38, 40, 41, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 41 - USA
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
equal specsBattery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Blade A56
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
Speed
Axon 7 mini
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Blade A56
HSPA, LTE
Announced
Axon 7 mini
2016, September. Released 2016, October
Blade A56
2025, June 11
Status
Axon 7 mini
Discontinued
Blade A56
Available. Released 2025, July
Dimensions
Axon 7 mini
147.5 x 71 x 7.8 mm (5.81 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
Blade A56
167.6 x 77.4 x 8.3 mm (6.60 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)
Weight
Axon 7 mini
153 g (5.40 oz)
Blade A56
193 g (6.81 oz)
SIM
Axon 7 mini
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Blade A56
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Type
Axon 7 mini
AMOLED
Blade A56
IPS LCD, 90Hz
Size
Axon 7 mini
5.2 inches, 74.9 cm2 (~71.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Blade A56
6.75 inches, 110.0 cm2 (~84.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Axon 7 mini
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~423 ppi density)
Blade A56
720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~260 ppi density)
Protection
Axon 7 mini
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Blade A56
Mohs level 4
OS
Axon 7 mini
Android 6.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.1.1 (Nougat), MiFavor 4
Blade A56
Android 15
Chipset
Axon 7 mini
Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 (28 nm)
Blade A56
Unisoc T7200 (12 nm)
CPU
Axon 7 mini
Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53)
Blade A56
Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Axon 7 mini
Adreno 405
Blade A56
Mali-G57 MP1
Card slot
Axon 7 mini
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Blade A56
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Axon 7 mini
32GB 3GB RAM
Blade A56
64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
Other
Axon 7 mini
eMMC 5.1
Blade A56
eMMC 5.1
Single
Axon 7 mini
16 MP, f/1.9, PDAF
Blade A56
13 MP, AF Auxiliary lenses
Features
Axon 7 mini
Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR
Blade A56
LED flash
Video
Axon 7 mini
1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Blade A56
1080p@30fps
Single
Axon 7 mini
8 MP, f/2.2
Blade A56
8 MP
Video
Axon 7 mini
1080p@30fps
Blade A56
Yes
Loudspeaker
Axon 7 mini
Yes, with stereo speakers
Blade A56
Yes
3.5mm jack
Axon 7 mini
Yes
Blade A56
Yes
Other
Axon 7 mini
32-bit/192kHz audio
Blade A56
-
WLAN
Axon 7 mini
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Blade A56
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth
Axon 7 mini
4.1, A2DP, LE
Blade A56
5.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Axon 7 mini
GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Blade A56
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS
NFC
Axon 7 mini
Yes
Blade A56
No
Radio
Axon 7 mini
No
Blade A56
FM radio
USB
Axon 7 mini
USB Type-C 2.0
Blade A56
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Sensors
Axon 7 mini
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Blade A56
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer
Type
Axon 7 mini
Li-Ion 2705 mAh, non-removable
Blade A56
Li-Po 5000 mAh
Charging
Axon 7 mini
18W wired, QC2, 46% in 30 min
Blade A56
10W wired
Stand-by
Axon 7 mini
Up to 270 h (3G)
Blade A56
-
Talk time
Axon 7 mini
Up to 15 h (3G)
Blade A56
-
Colors
Axon 7 mini
Ion Gold, Platinum Gray
Blade A56
Black, Yellow
Models
Axon 7 mini
B2017G
Blade A56
Z2473
Price
Axon 7 mini
About 220 EUR
Blade A56
$ 146.10 / € 69.00