Screen size
Blade A56Winner: 6.8"+26%
nubia Z7 mini5.0"
Quick verdict
Blade A56 leads the measured specs 8-5.
Measured wins
Blade A56
8
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
6
equal specs
nubia Z7 mini
5
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Blade A56
GSM / HSPA / LTE
nubia Z7 mini
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Blade A56
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
nubia Z7 mini
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands
Blade A56
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
nubia Z7 mini
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
Main camera
equal specsFront camera
Battery
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
nubia Z7 mini
1, 3, 7
Speed
Blade A56
HSPA, LTE
nubia Z7 mini
HSPA, LTE
Announced
Blade A56
2025, June 11
nubia Z7 mini
2014, July. Released 2014, July
Status
Blade A56
Available. Released 2025, July
nubia Z7 mini
Discontinued
Dimensions
Blade A56
167.6 x 77.4 x 8.3 mm (6.60 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)
nubia Z7 mini
140.9 x 69.3 x 8.2 mm (5.55 x 2.73 x 0.32 in)
Weight
Blade A56
193 g (6.81 oz)
nubia Z7 mini
143 g (5.04 oz)
SIM
Blade A56
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
nubia Z7 mini
Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Type
Blade A56
IPS LCD, 90Hz
nubia Z7 mini
IPS LCD
Size
Blade A56
6.75 inches, 110.0 cm2 (~84.8% screen-to-body ratio)
nubia Z7 mini
5.0 inches, 67.7 cm2 (~69.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Blade A56
720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~260 ppi density)
nubia Z7 mini
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~445 ppi density)
Protection
Blade A56
Mohs level 4
nubia Z7 mini
-
OS
Blade A56
Android 15
nubia Z7 mini
Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), nubia UI 2
Chipset
Blade A56
Unisoc T7200 (12 nm)
nubia Z7 mini
Qualcomm MSM8974AA Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU
Blade A56
Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55)
nubia Z7 mini
Quad-core 2.0 GHz Krait 400
GPU
Blade A56
Mali-G57 MP1
nubia Z7 mini
Adreno 330
Card slot
Blade A56
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
nubia Z7 mini
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Blade A56
64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
nubia Z7 mini
16GB 2GB RAM
Other
Blade A56
eMMC 5.1
nubia Z7 mini
eMMC 5.0
Single
Blade A56
13 MP, AF Auxiliary lenses
nubia Z7 mini
13 MP, AF
Features
Blade A56
LED flash
nubia Z7 mini
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
Blade A56
1080p@30fps
nubia Z7 mini
1080p@30fps
Single
Blade A56
8 MP
nubia Z7 mini
5 MP
Video
Blade A56
Yes
nubia Z7 mini
1080p@30fps
Loudspeaker
Blade A56
Yes
nubia Z7 mini
Yes
3.5mm jack
Blade A56
Yes
nubia Z7 mini
Yes
WLAN
Blade A56
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
nubia Z7 mini
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth
Blade A56
5.2, A2DP, LE
nubia Z7 mini
4.0, A2DP
Positioning
Blade A56
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS
nubia Z7 mini
GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Blade A56
No
nubia Z7 mini
No
Radio
Blade A56
FM radio
nubia Z7 mini
FM radio
USB
Blade A56
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
nubia Z7 mini
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
Blade A56
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer
nubia Z7 mini
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Type
Blade A56
Li-Po 5000 mAh
nubia Z7 mini
Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable
Charging
Blade A56
10W wired
nubia Z7 mini
-
Stand-by
Blade A56
-
nubia Z7 mini
Up to 580 h (3G)
Talk time
Blade A56
-
nubia Z7 mini
Up to 30 h (3G)
Colors
Blade A56
Black, Yellow
nubia Z7 mini
Black, White, Red, Green, Yellow
Models
Blade A56
Z2473
nubia Z7 mini
NX507J
Price
Blade A56
$ 146.10 / € 69.00
nubia Z7 mini
About 180 EUR