Screen size
Blade A56Winner: 6.8"+26%
nubia Z5S5.0"
Quick verdict
Blade A56 leads the measured specs 9-6.
Measured wins
Blade A56
9
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
4
equal specs
nubia Z5S
6
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Blade A56
GSM / HSPA / LTE
nubia Z5S
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Blade A56
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
nubia Z5S
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Blade A56
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
nubia Z5S
HSDPA
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
Stereo speakers
nubia Z5S
LTE (market dependent)
Speed
Blade A56
HSPA, LTE
nubia Z5S
HSPA, LTE
GPRS
Blade A56
-
nubia Z5S
Yes
EDGE
Blade A56
-
nubia Z5S
Yes
Announced
Blade A56
2025, June 11
nubia Z5S
2013, November. Released 2013, December
Status
Blade A56
Available. Released 2025, July
nubia Z5S
Discontinued
Dimensions
Blade A56
167.6 x 77.4 x 8.3 mm (6.60 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)
nubia Z5S
137.7 x 68.8 x 7.6 mm (5.42 x 2.71 x 0.30 in)
Weight
Blade A56
193 g (6.81 oz)
nubia Z5S
126 g (4.44 oz)
SIM
Blade A56
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
nubia Z5S
Yes
Type
Blade A56
IPS LCD, 90Hz
nubia Z5S
IGZO IPS LCD
Size
Blade A56
6.75 inches, 110.0 cm2 (~84.8% screen-to-body ratio)
nubia Z5S
5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~72.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Blade A56
720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~260 ppi density)
nubia Z5S
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Protection
Blade A56
Mohs level 4
nubia Z5S
-
OS
Blade A56
Android 15
nubia Z5S
Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset
Blade A56
Unisoc T7200 (12 nm)
nubia Z5S
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
CPU
Blade A56
Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55)
nubia Z5S
Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
GPU
Blade A56
Mali-G57 MP1
nubia Z5S
Adreno 330
Card slot
Blade A56
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
nubia Z5S
No
Internal
Blade A56
64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
nubia Z5S
16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM
Other
Blade A56
eMMC 5.1
nubia Z5S
eMMC 4.5
Single
Blade A56
13 MP, AF Auxiliary lenses
nubia Z5S
13 MP, AF, OIS
Features
Blade A56
LED flash
nubia Z5S
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
Blade A56
1080p@30fps
nubia Z5S
4K, 1080p, 720p@120fps
Single
Blade A56
8 MP
nubia Z5S
5 MP
Video
Blade A56
Yes
nubia Z5S
1080p@30fps
Loudspeaker
Blade A56
Yes
nubia Z5S
Yes
3.5mm jack
Blade A56
Yes
nubia Z5S
Yes
WLAN
Blade A56
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
nubia Z5S
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth
Blade A56
5.2, A2DP, LE
nubia Z5S
4.0, A2DP
Positioning
Blade A56
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS
nubia Z5S
GPS
NFC
Blade A56
No
nubia Z5S
TBD
Radio
Blade A56
FM radio
nubia Z5S
FM radio
USB
Blade A56
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
nubia Z5S
microUSB 2.0
Infrared port
Blade A56
-
nubia Z5S
Yes
Sensors
Blade A56
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer
nubia Z5S
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Type
Blade A56
Li-Po 5000 mAh
nubia Z5S
Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable
Charging
Blade A56
10W wired
nubia Z5S
-
Colors
Blade A56
Black, Yellow
nubia Z5S
Black, White
Models
Blade A56
Z2473
nubia Z5S
-
Price
Blade A56
$ 146.10 / € 69.00
nubia Z5S
About 290 EUR