Screen size
Blade A56Winner: 6.8"+19%
nubia Z175.5"
Quick verdict
nubia Z17 leads the measured specs 9-8.
Measured wins
Blade A56
8
spec wins
Ties
2
equal specs
nubia Z17
9
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Blade A56
GSM / HSPA / LTE
nubia Z17
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Blade A56
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
nubia Z17
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2, CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G bands
Blade A56
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
nubia Z17
HSDPA 850 / 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
equal specsMain camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
SD card
Stereo speakers
nubia Z17
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
Speed
Blade A56
HSPA, LTE
nubia Z17
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
Announced
Blade A56
2025, June 11
nubia Z17
2017, June. Released 2017, June
Status
Blade A56
Available. Released 2025, July
nubia Z17
Discontinued
Dimensions
Blade A56
167.6 x 77.4 x 8.3 mm (6.60 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)
nubia Z17
152.6 x 72.4 x 7.6 mm (6.01 x 2.85 x 0.30 in)
Weight
Blade A56
193 g (6.81 oz)
nubia Z17
173 g (6.10 oz)
SIM
Blade A56
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
nubia Z17
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Build
Blade A56
-
nubia Z17
Glass front (Gorilla Glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
Type
Blade A56
IPS LCD, 90Hz
nubia Z17
IPS LCD
Size
Blade A56
6.75 inches, 110.0 cm2 (~84.8% screen-to-body ratio)
nubia Z17
5.5 inches, 82.6 cm2 (~74.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Blade A56
720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~260 ppi density)
nubia Z17
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
Protection
Blade A56
Mohs level 4
nubia Z17
Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
OS
Blade A56
Android 15
nubia Z17
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), nubia UI 5
Chipset
Blade A56
Unisoc T7200 (12 nm)
nubia Z17
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
CPU
Blade A56
Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55)
nubia Z17
Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
GPU
Blade A56
Mali-G57 MP1
nubia Z17
Adreno 540
Card slot
Blade A56
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
nubia Z17
No
Internal
Blade A56
64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
nubia Z17
64GB 6GB RAM, 64GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
Other
Blade A56
eMMC 5.1
nubia Z17
-
Single
Blade A56
13 MP, AF Auxiliary lenses
nubia Z17
-
Features
Blade A56
LED flash
nubia Z17
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Blade A56
1080p@30fps
nubia Z17
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Dual
Blade A56
-
nubia Z17
12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, PDAF, 2x lossless zoom 23 MP, f/2.0, AF
Single
Blade A56
8 MP
nubia Z17
16 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm
Video
Blade A56
Yes
nubia Z17
1080p@30fps
Loudspeaker
Blade A56
Yes
nubia Z17
Yes
3.5mm jack
Blade A56
Yes
nubia Z17
No
Other
Blade A56
-
nubia Z17
24-bit/192kHz audio
WLAN
Blade A56
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
nubia Z17
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
Bluetooth
Blade A56
5.2, A2DP, LE
nubia Z17
4.1, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Blade A56
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS
nubia Z17
GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
Blade A56
No
nubia Z17
Yes
Radio
Blade A56
FM radio
nubia Z17
No
USB
Blade A56
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
nubia Z17
USB Type-C, OTG
Infrared port
Blade A56
-
nubia Z17
Yes
Sensors
Blade A56
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer
nubia Z17
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Type
Blade A56
Li-Po 5000 mAh
nubia Z17
Li-Po 3200 mAh, non-removable
Charging
Blade A56
10W wired
nubia Z17
18W wired, QC4, 50% in 25 min
Colors
Blade A56
Black, Yellow
nubia Z17
Aurora Blue, Black Gold, Obsidian Black, Solar Gold, Flame Red
Models
Blade A56
Z2473
nubia Z17
NX563J
Price
Blade A56
$ 146.10 / € 69.00
nubia Z17
About 300 EUR