Screen size
Blade A56Winner: 6.8"+19%
Blade X95.5"
Quick verdict
Blade A56 leads the measured specs 10-3.
Measured wins
Blade A56
10
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
6
equal specs
Blade X9
3
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Blade A56
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Blade X9
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Blade A56
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Blade X9
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands
Blade A56
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Blade X9
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 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
equal specsFront 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 X9
1, 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41
Speed
Blade A56
HSPA, LTE
Blade X9
HSPA, LTE
Announced
Blade A56
2025, June 11
Blade X9
2015, November. Released 2015, December
Status
Blade A56
Available. Released 2025, July
Blade X9
Discontinued
Dimensions
Blade A56
167.6 x 77.4 x 8.3 mm (6.60 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)
Blade X9
155.3 x 77.2 x 8.6 mm (6.11 x 3.04 x 0.34 in)
Weight
Blade A56
193 g (6.81 oz)
Blade X9
160 g (5.64 oz)
SIM
Blade A56
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Blade X9
Hybrid Dual SIM
Type
Blade A56
IPS LCD, 90Hz
Blade X9
IPS LCD
Size
Blade A56
6.75 inches, 110.0 cm2 (~84.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Blade X9
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Blade A56
720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~260 ppi density)
Blade X9
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Protection
Blade A56
Mohs level 4
Blade X9
-
OS
Blade A56
Android 15
Blade X9
Android 5.1 (Lollipop), nubia UI 3
Chipset
Blade A56
Unisoc T7200 (12 nm)
Blade X9
Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
CPU
Blade A56
Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55)
Blade X9
Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU
Blade A56
Mali-G57 MP1
Blade X9
Adreno 405
Card slot
Blade A56
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Blade X9
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal
Blade A56
64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
Blade X9
16GB 2GB RAM
Other
Blade A56
eMMC 5.1
Blade X9
eMMC 4.5
Single
Blade A56
13 MP, AF Auxiliary lenses
Blade X9
13 MP, f/2.2, AF
Features
Blade A56
LED flash
Blade X9
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Blade A56
1080p@30fps
Blade X9
1080p@30fps
Single
Blade A56
8 MP
Blade X9
5 MP, f/2.2
Video
Blade A56
Yes
Blade X9
Loudspeaker
Blade A56
Yes
Blade X9
Yes
3.5mm jack
Blade A56
Yes
Blade X9
Yes
WLAN
Blade A56
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Blade X9
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth
Blade A56
5.2, A2DP, LE
Blade X9
4.1, A2DP
Positioning
Blade A56
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS
Blade X9
GPS
NFC
Blade A56
No
Blade X9
No
Radio
Blade A56
FM radio
Blade X9
FM radio
USB
Blade A56
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Blade X9
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
Blade A56
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer
Blade X9
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Type
Blade A56
Li-Po 5000 mAh
Blade X9
Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
Blade A56
10W wired
Blade X9
-
Colors
Blade A56
Black, Yellow
Blade X9
White/Silver
Models
Blade A56
Z2473
Blade X9
-
Price
Blade A56
$ 146.10 / € 69.00
Blade X9
About 170 EUR