Screen size
Blade A56Winner: 6.8"+11%
nubia Z186.0"
Quick verdict
Blade A56 leads the measured specs 8-7.
Measured wins
Blade A56
8
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
4
equal specs
nubia Z18
7
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Blade A56
GSM / HSPA / LTE
nubia Z18
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands
Blade A56
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
nubia Z18
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G bands
Blade A56
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
nubia Z18
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
Front camera
equal specsBattery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
equal specsNFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
SD card
Stereo speakers
nubia Z18
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
Speed
Blade A56
HSPA, LTE
nubia Z18
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (6CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps
Announced
Blade A56
2025, June 11
nubia Z18
2018, September. Released 2018, September
Status
Blade A56
Available. Released 2025, July
nubia Z18
Discontinued
Dimensions
Blade A56
167.6 x 77.4 x 8.3 mm (6.60 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)
nubia Z18
148.6 x 72.6 x 8.6 mm (5.85 x 2.86 x 0.34 in)
Weight
Blade A56
193 g (6.81 oz)
nubia Z18
172 g (6.07 oz)
SIM
Blade A56
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
nubia Z18
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Type
Blade A56
IPS LCD, 90Hz
nubia Z18
IPS LCD
Size
Blade A56
6.75 inches, 110.0 cm2 (~84.8% screen-to-body ratio)
nubia Z18
5.99 inches, 92.6 cm2 (~85.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Blade A56
720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~260 ppi density)
nubia Z18
1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
Protection
Blade A56
Mohs level 4
nubia Z18
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
OS
Blade A56
Android 15
nubia Z18
Android 8.1 (Oreo), nubia UI 6
Chipset
Blade A56
Unisoc T7200 (12 nm)
nubia Z18
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
CPU
Blade A56
Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55)
nubia Z18
Octa-core (4x2.65 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
GPU
Blade A56
Mali-G57 MP1
nubia Z18
Adreno 630
Card slot
Blade A56
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
nubia Z18
No
Internal
Blade A56
64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
nubia Z18
64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
Other
Blade A56
eMMC 5.1
nubia Z18
-
Single
Blade A56
13 MP, AF Auxiliary lenses
nubia Z18
-
Features
Blade A56
LED flash
nubia Z18
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Blade A56
1080p@30fps
nubia Z18
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Dual
Blade A56
-
nubia Z18
24 MP, f/1.6, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 16 MP, f/1.6, AF
Single
Blade A56
8 MP
nubia Z18
8 MP, f/2.0
Video
Blade A56
Yes
nubia Z18
1080p@30fps
Features
Blade A56
-
nubia Z18
HDR
Loudspeaker
Blade A56
Yes
nubia Z18
Yes
3.5mm jack
Blade A56
Yes
nubia Z18
No
Other
Blade A56
-
nubia Z18
32-bit/384kHz Hi-Res audio
WLAN
Blade A56
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
nubia Z18
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
Bluetooth
Blade A56
5.2, A2DP, LE
nubia Z18
5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Blade A56
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS
nubia Z18
GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
Blade A56
No
nubia Z18
No
Radio
Blade A56
FM radio
nubia Z18
No
USB
Blade A56
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
nubia Z18
USB Type-C, OTG
Sensors
Blade A56
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer
nubia Z18
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Type
Blade A56
Li-Po 5000 mAh
nubia Z18
Li-Po 3450 mAh, non-removable
Charging
Blade A56
10W wired
nubia Z18
18W wired, QC4
Colors
Blade A56
Black, Yellow
nubia Z18
Black, Red, Stary Night
Models
Blade A56
Z2473
nubia Z18
NX606J
Price
Blade A56
$ 146.10 / € 69.00
nubia Z18
About 400 EUR