Screen size
Blade A56Winner: 6.8"+11%
Blade Z Max6.0"
Quick verdict
Blade A56 leads the measured specs 9-5.
Measured wins
Blade A56
9
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
5
equal specs
Blade Z Max
5
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Blade A56
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Blade Z Max
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Blade A56
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Blade Z Max
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands
Blade A56
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Blade Z Max
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900
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
equal specsBattery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
equal specsNFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Blade Z Max
2, 4, 5, 12, 66
Speed
Blade A56
HSPA, LTE
Blade Z Max
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Announced
Blade A56
2025, June 11
Blade Z Max
2017, August. Released 2017, August
Status
Blade A56
Available. Released 2025, July
Blade Z Max
Discontinued
Dimensions
Blade A56
167.6 x 77.4 x 8.3 mm (6.60 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)
Blade Z Max
166.1 x 84.6 x 8.4 mm (6.54 x 3.33 x 0.33 in)
Weight
Blade A56
193 g (6.81 oz)
Blade Z Max
175 g (6.17 oz)
SIM
Blade A56
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Blade Z Max
Nano-SIM
Type
Blade A56
IPS LCD, 90Hz
Blade Z Max
IPS LCD
Size
Blade A56
6.75 inches, 110.0 cm2 (~84.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Blade Z Max
6.0 inches, 99.2 cm2 (~70.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Blade A56
720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~260 ppi density)
Blade Z Max
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~367 ppi density)
Protection
Blade A56
Mohs level 4
Blade Z Max
Asahi Dragontrail Glass
OS
Blade A56
Android 15
Blade Z Max
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Chipset
Blade A56
Unisoc T7200 (12 nm)
Blade Z Max
Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435 (28 nm)
CPU
Blade A56
Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55)
Blade Z Max
Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Blade A56
Mali-G57 MP1
Blade Z Max
Adreno 505
Card slot
Blade A56
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Blade Z Max
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Blade A56
64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
Blade Z Max
32GB 2GB RAM
Other
Blade A56
eMMC 5.1
Blade Z Max
eMMC 5.1
Single
Blade A56
13 MP, AF Auxiliary lenses
Blade Z Max
-
Features
Blade A56
LED flash
Blade Z Max
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Blade A56
1080p@30fps
Blade Z Max
1080p@30fps
Dual
Blade A56
-
Blade Z Max
16 MP, PDAF Auxiliary lens
Single
Blade A56
8 MP
Blade Z Max
8 MP
Video
Blade A56
Yes
Blade Z Max
1080p@30fps
Loudspeaker
Blade A56
Yes
Blade Z Max
Yes
3.5mm jack
Blade A56
Yes
Blade Z Max
Yes
WLAN
Blade A56
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Blade Z Max
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
Blade A56
5.2, A2DP, LE
Blade Z Max
4.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Blade A56
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS
Blade Z Max
GPS
NFC
Blade A56
No
Blade Z Max
No
Radio
Blade A56
FM radio
Blade Z Max
FM radio
USB
Blade A56
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Blade Z Max
USB Type-C
Sensors
Blade A56
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer
Blade Z Max
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Type
Blade A56
Li-Po 5000 mAh
Blade Z Max
Li-Ion 4080 mAh, non-removable
Charging
Blade A56
10W wired
Blade Z Max
18W wired, QC2
Stand-by
Blade A56
-
Blade Z Max
Up to 528 h (3G)
Talk time
Blade A56
-
Blade Z Max
Up to 31 h (3G)
Colors
Blade A56
Black, Yellow
Blade Z Max
Black
Models
Blade A56
Z2473
Blade Z Max
Z982
Price
Blade A56
$ 146.10 / € 69.00
Blade Z Max
About 110 EUR