Screen size
Blade A56Winner: 6.8"+26%
Grand S5.0"
Quick verdict
Blade A56 leads the measured specs 8-6.
Measured wins
Blade A56
8
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
5
equal specs
Grand S
6
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Blade A56
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Grand S
GSM / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands
Blade A56
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Grand S
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - N988 model
3G bands
Blade A56
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Grand S
HSDPA 900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - N988 model
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
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Grand S
3, 7, 8, 20
Speed
Blade A56
HSPA, LTE
Grand S
HSPA, LTE
Announced
Blade A56
2025, June 11
Grand S
2013, January. Released 2013, March
Status
Blade A56
Available. Released 2025, July
Grand S
Discontinued
Dimensions
Blade A56
167.6 x 77.4 x 8.3 mm (6.60 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)
Grand S
142 x 70 x 6.9 mm (5.59 x 2.76 x 0.27 in)
Weight
Blade A56
193 g (6.81 oz)
Grand S
110 g (3.88 oz)
SIM
Blade A56
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Grand S
Mini-SIM
Type
Blade A56
IPS LCD, 90Hz
Grand S
IPS LCD
Size
Blade A56
6.75 inches, 110.0 cm2 (~84.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Grand S
5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~69.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Blade A56
720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~260 ppi density)
Grand S
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Protection
Blade A56
Mohs level 4
Grand S
Corning Gorilla Glass
OS
Blade A56
Android 15
Grand S
Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset
Blade A56
Unisoc T7200 (12 nm)
Grand S
Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro
CPU
Blade A56
Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55)
Grand S
Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait 200
GPU
Blade A56
Mali-G57 MP1
Grand S
Adreno 320
Card slot
Blade A56
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Grand S
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Blade A56
64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
Grand S
16GB 2GB RAM
Other
Blade A56
eMMC 5.1
Grand S
-
Single
Blade A56
13 MP, AF Auxiliary lenses
Grand S
13 MP, AF
Features
Blade A56
LED flash
Grand S
LED flash
Video
Blade A56
1080p@30fps
Grand S
1080p@30fps
Single
Blade A56
8 MP
Grand S
2 MP
Video
Blade A56
Yes
Grand S
1080p@30fps
Loudspeaker
Blade A56
Yes
Grand S
Yes
3.5mm jack
Blade A56
Yes
Grand S
Yes
WLAN
Blade A56
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Grand S
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth
Blade A56
5.2, A2DP, LE
Grand S
4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Blade A56
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS
Grand S
GPS
NFC
Blade A56
No
Grand S
Yes
Radio
Blade A56
FM radio
Grand S
FM radio
USB
Blade A56
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Grand S
microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
Sensors
Blade A56
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer
Grand S
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Type
Blade A56
Li-Po 5000 mAh
Grand S
Li-Ion 1780 mAh, non-removable
Charging
Blade A56
10W wired
Grand S
-
Colors
Blade A56
Black, Yellow
Grand S
Black/Silver, Black/Red, Black/Blue, Black/White
Models
Blade A56
Z2473
Grand S
-
Price
Blade A56
$ 146.10 / € 69.00
Grand S
About 430 EUR