Screen size
Blade A56Winner: 6.8"+23%
nubia Z17 miniS5.2"
Quick verdict
nubia Z17 miniS leads the measured specs 9-6.
Measured wins
Blade A56
6
spec wins
Ties
4
equal specs
nubia Z17 miniS
9
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Blade A56
GSM / HSPA / LTE
nubia Z17 miniS
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands
Blade A56
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
nubia Z17 miniS
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2, CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G bands
Blade A56
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
nubia Z17 miniS
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
equal specsMain camera
equal specsFront camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
SD card
equal specsStereo speakers
nubia Z17 miniS
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
Speed
Blade A56
HSPA, LTE
nubia Z17 miniS
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/100 Mbps
Announced
Blade A56
2025, June 11
nubia Z17 miniS
2017, October. Released 2017, October
Status
Blade A56
Available. Released 2025, July
nubia Z17 miniS
Discontinued
Dimensions
Blade A56
167.6 x 77.4 x 8.3 mm (6.60 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)
nubia Z17 miniS
147.5 x 71.2 x 7.6 mm (5.81 x 2.80 x 0.30 in)
Weight
Blade A56
193 g (6.81 oz)
nubia Z17 miniS
155 g (5.47 oz)
SIM
Blade A56
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
nubia Z17 miniS
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Build
Blade A56
-
nubia Z17 miniS
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), glass back, aluminum frame
Type
Blade A56
IPS LCD, 90Hz
nubia Z17 miniS
IPS LCD
Size
Blade A56
6.75 inches, 110.0 cm2 (~84.8% screen-to-body ratio)
nubia Z17 miniS
5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Blade A56
720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~260 ppi density)
nubia Z17 miniS
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
Protection
Blade A56
Mohs level 4
nubia Z17 miniS
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
OS
Blade A56
Android 15
nubia Z17 miniS
Android 7.1 (Nougat), nubia UI 5
Chipset
Blade A56
Unisoc T7200 (12 nm)
nubia Z17 miniS
Qualcomm MSM8976 Pro Snapdragon 653 (28 nm)
CPU
Blade A56
Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55)
nubia Z17 miniS
Octa-core (4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU
Blade A56
Mali-G57 MP1
nubia Z17 miniS
Adreno 510
Card slot
Blade A56
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
nubia Z17 miniS
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal
Blade A56
64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
nubia Z17 miniS
64GB 6GB RAM
Other
Blade A56
eMMC 5.1
nubia Z17 miniS
eMMC 5.1
Single
Blade A56
13 MP, AF Auxiliary lenses
nubia Z17 miniS
13 MP, f/2.2, 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF Auxiliary lens
Features
Blade A56
LED flash
nubia Z17 miniS
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video
Blade A56
1080p@30fps
nubia Z17 miniS
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Single
Blade A56
8 MP
nubia Z17 miniS
-
Video
Blade A56
Yes
nubia Z17 miniS
1080p@30fps
Dual
Blade A56
-
nubia Z17 miniS
16 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm 5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
Loudspeaker
Blade A56
Yes
nubia Z17 miniS
Yes
3.5mm jack
Blade A56
Yes
nubia Z17 miniS
No
Other
Blade A56
-
nubia Z17 miniS
24-bit/192kHz audio
WLAN
Blade A56
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
nubia Z17 miniS
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
Bluetooth
Blade A56
5.2, A2DP, LE
nubia Z17 miniS
4.1, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Blade A56
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS
nubia Z17 miniS
GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
Blade A56
No
nubia Z17 miniS
Yes
Radio
Blade A56
FM radio
nubia Z17 miniS
FM radio
USB
Blade A56
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
nubia Z17 miniS
USB Type-C
Sensors
Blade A56
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer
nubia Z17 miniS
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Type
Blade A56
Li-Po 5000 mAh
nubia Z17 miniS
Li-Po 3200 mAh, non-removable
Charging
Blade A56
10W wired
nubia Z17 miniS
18W wired
Colors
Blade A56
Black, Yellow
nubia Z17 miniS
Black Gold, Deep Blue, Aegean Blue
Models
Blade A56
Z2473
nubia Z17 miniS
NX589J
Price
Blade A56
$ 146.10 / € 69.00
nubia Z17 miniS
About 200 EUR