Screen size
Blade A56Winner: 6.8"+19%
Grand S35.5"
Quick verdict
Blade A56 leads the measured specs 9-4.
Measured wins
Blade A56
9
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
6
equal specs
Grand S3
4
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Blade A56
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Grand S3
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands
Blade A56
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Grand S3
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2, CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands
Blade A56
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Grand S3
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
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
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Grand S3
1, 3, 41
Speed
Blade A56
HSPA, LTE
Grand S3
HSPA, LTE, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Announced
Blade A56
2025, June 11
Grand S3
2015, March. Released 2015, March
Status
Blade A56
Available. Released 2025, July
Grand S3
Discontinued
Dimensions
Blade A56
167.6 x 77.4 x 8.3 mm (6.60 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)
Grand S3
155 x 77 x 9.8 mm (6.10 x 3.03 x 0.39 in)
Weight
Blade A56
193 g (6.81 oz)
Grand S3
-
SIM
Blade A56
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Grand S3
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Other
Blade A56
-
Grand S3
Eyeprint ID sensor (EyeVerify)
Type
Blade A56
IPS LCD, 90Hz
Grand S3
IPS LCD
Size
Blade A56
6.75 inches, 110.0 cm2 (~84.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Grand S3
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~69.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Blade A56
720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~260 ppi density)
Grand S3
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Protection
Blade A56
Mohs level 4
Grand S3
-
OS
Blade A56
Android 15
Grand S3
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
Chipset
Blade A56
Unisoc T7200 (12 nm)
Grand S3
Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU
Blade A56
Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55)
Grand S3
Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU
Blade A56
Mali-G57 MP1
Grand S3
Adreno 330
Card slot
Blade A56
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Grand S3
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Blade A56
64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
Grand S3
16GB 3GB RAM
Other
Blade A56
eMMC 5.1
Grand S3
eMMC 5.0
Single
Blade A56
13 MP, AF Auxiliary lenses
Grand S3
16 MP, AF
Features
Blade A56
LED flash
Grand S3
Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Blade A56
1080p@30fps
Grand S3
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Single
Blade A56
8 MP
Grand S3
8 MP
Video
Blade A56
Yes
Grand S3
1080p@30fps
Loudspeaker
Blade A56
Yes
Grand S3
Yes
3.5mm jack
Blade A56
Yes
Grand S3
Yes
WLAN
Blade A56
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Grand S3
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
Blade A56
5.2, A2DP, LE
Grand S3
4.0, A2DP
Positioning
Blade A56
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS
Grand S3
GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
Blade A56
No
Grand S3
No
Radio
Blade A56
FM radio
Grand S3
No
USB
Blade A56
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Grand S3
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
Blade A56
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer
Grand S3
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Type
Blade A56
Li-Po 5000 mAh
Grand S3
Li-Ion 3100 mAh, non-removable
Charging
Blade A56
10W wired
Grand S3
-
Colors
Blade A56
Black, Yellow
Grand S3
Silver
Models
Blade A56
Z2473
Grand S3
-
Price
Blade A56
$ 146.10 / € 69.00
Grand S3
About 300 EUR