Screen size
Blade A56Winner: 6.8"+33%
Blade Apex 34.5"
Quick verdict
Blade A56 leads the measured specs 13-1.
Measured wins
Blade A56
13
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
5
equal specs
Blade Apex 3
1
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Blade A56
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Blade Apex 3
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Blade A56
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Blade Apex 3
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Blade A56
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Blade Apex 3
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G bands
Blade A56
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Blade Apex 3
3, 7, 8, 20
Speed
Blade A56
HSPA, LTE
Blade Apex 3
HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Announced
Blade A56
2025, June 11
Blade Apex 3
2015, June. Released 2015, June
Status
Blade A56
Available. Released 2025, July
Blade Apex 3
Discontinued
Dimensions
Blade A56
167.6 x 77.4 x 8.3 mm (6.60 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)
Blade Apex 3
134.4 x 67 x 9.6 mm (5.29 x 2.64 x 0.38 in)
Weight
Blade A56
193 g (6.81 oz)
Blade Apex 3
149 g (5.26 oz)
SIM
Blade A56
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Blade Apex 3
Micro-SIM
Type
Blade A56
IPS LCD, 90Hz
Blade Apex 3
IPS LCD
Size
Blade A56
6.75 inches, 110.0 cm2 (~84.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Blade Apex 3
4.5 inches, 55.8 cm2 (~62.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Blade A56
720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~260 ppi density)
Blade Apex 3
480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~218 ppi density)
Protection
Blade A56
Mohs level 4
Blade Apex 3
-
OS
Blade A56
Android 15
Blade Apex 3
Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset
Blade A56
Unisoc T7200 (12 nm)
Blade Apex 3
Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU
Blade A56
Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55)
Blade Apex 3
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Blade A56
Mali-G57 MP1
Blade Apex 3
Adreno 306
Card slot
Blade A56
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Blade Apex 3
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Blade A56
64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
Blade Apex 3
8GB 1GB RAM
Other
Blade A56
eMMC 5.1
Blade Apex 3
eMMC 4.5
Single
Blade A56
13 MP, AF Auxiliary lenses
Blade Apex 3
5 MP
Features
Blade A56
LED flash
Blade Apex 3
LED flash
Video
Blade A56
1080p@30fps
Blade Apex 3
Yes
Single
Blade A56
8 MP
Blade Apex 3
2 MP
Video
Blade A56
Yes
Blade Apex 3
Loudspeaker
Blade A56
Yes
Blade Apex 3
Yes
3.5mm jack
Blade A56
Yes
Blade Apex 3
Yes
WLAN
Blade A56
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Blade Apex 3
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth
Blade A56
5.2, A2DP, LE
Blade Apex 3
4.0, A2DP
Positioning
Blade A56
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS
Blade Apex 3
GPS
NFC
Blade A56
No
Blade Apex 3
No
Radio
Blade A56
FM radio
Blade Apex 3
FM radio
USB
Blade A56
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Blade Apex 3
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
Blade A56
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer
Blade Apex 3
Accelerometer, proximity
Type
Blade A56
Li-Po 5000 mAh
Blade Apex 3
Li-Ion 2000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
Blade A56
10W wired
Blade Apex 3
-
Colors
Blade A56
Black, Yellow
Blade Apex 3
Black
Models
Blade A56
Z2473
Blade Apex 3
-
Price
Blade A56
$ 146.10 / € 69.00
Blade Apex 3
About 110 EUR