Screen size
Quick verdict
Axon 7 leads the measured specs 10-4.
Measured wins
Axon 7
10
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
6
equal specs
Blade A56
4
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Axon 7
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Blade A56
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Axon 7
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2, CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
Blade A56
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Axon 7
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A2017G, USA
Blade A56
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
Axon 7
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - A2017G, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 41 - USA
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
equal specsStorage
equal specsMain camera
Front camera
equal specsBattery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G 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
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Blade A56
HSPA, LTE
Announced
Axon 7
2016, May. Released 2016, June
Blade A56
2025, June 11
Status
Axon 7
Discontinued
Blade A56
Available. Released 2025, July
Dimensions
Axon 7
151.7 x 75 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.95 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
175 g (6.17 oz)
Blade A56
193 g (6.81 oz)
Build
Axon 7
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum back, aluminum frame
Blade A56
-
SIM
Axon 7
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Blade A56
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Type
Axon 7
AMOLED
Blade A56
IPS LCD, 90Hz
Size
Axon 7
5.5 inches, 82.2 cm2 (~72.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Blade A56
6.75 inches, 110.0 cm2 (~84.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Axon 7
1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~538 ppi density)
Blade A56
720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~260 ppi density)
Protection
Axon 7
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Blade A56
Mohs level 4
OS
Axon 7
Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), MiFavor 5.2
Blade A56
Android 15
Chipset
Axon 7
Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)
Blade A56
Unisoc T7200 (12 nm)
CPU
Axon 7
Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
Blade A56
Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Axon 7
Adreno 530
Blade A56
Mali-G57 MP1
Card slot
Axon 7
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Blade A56
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Axon 7
64GB 4GB RAM
Blade A56
64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
Other
Axon 7
-
Blade A56
eMMC 5.1
Single
Axon 7
20 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.6", 1.1µm, PDAF, OIS
Blade A56
13 MP, AF Auxiliary lenses
Features
Axon 7
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Blade A56
LED flash
Video
Axon 7
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps
Blade A56
1080p@30fps
Single
Axon 7
8 MP, f/2.2, 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Blade A56
8 MP
Video
Axon 7
1080p@30fps
Blade A56
Yes
Loudspeaker
Axon 7
Yes, with Dolby Atmos stereo speakers (2 dedicated amplifiers)
Blade A56
Yes
3.5mm jack
Axon 7
Yes
Blade A56
Yes
Other
Axon 7
32-bit/192kHz audio
Blade A56
-
WLAN
Axon 7
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Blade A56
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth
Axon 7
4.2, A2DP
Blade A56
5.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Axon 7
GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Blade A56
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS
NFC
Axon 7
Yes
Blade A56
No
Radio
Axon 7
No
Blade A56
FM radio
USB
Axon 7
USB Type-C 3.0
Blade A56
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Sensors
Axon 7
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Blade A56
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer
Type
Axon 7
Li-Ion 3250 mAh, non-removable
Blade A56
Li-Po 5000 mAh
Charging
Axon 7
18W wired, QC3
Blade A56
10W wired
Stand-by
Axon 7
Up to 360 h (3G)
Blade A56
-
Talk time
Axon 7
Up to 16 h (3G)
Blade A56
-
Colors
Axon 7
Ion Gold, Quartz Grey, Chromium Silver
Blade A56
Black, Yellow
Models
Axon 7
A2017G, A2017U, A2017, A2017X
Blade A56
Z2473
Price
Axon 7
About 240 EUR
Blade A56
$ 146.10 / € 69.00