ZTE Blade A56 VS Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Comparison

GSM / HSPA / LTE

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only), CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41

LTE

HSPA, LTE

HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G

-

SA/NSA/Sub6 - International, SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA

2025, June 11

2023, February 01

Coming soon. Exp. release 2025, July

Coming soon. Exp. release 2023, February 15

167.6 x 77.4 x 8.3 mm (6.60 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)

163.4 x 78.1 x 8.9 mm (6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 in)

193 g (6.81 oz)

234 g (8.25 oz)

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by), IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance (advertised) Stylus (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)

-

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame

IPS LCD, 90Hz

Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1750 nits (peak)

6.75 inches, 110.0 cm2 (~84.8% screen-to-body ratio)

6.8 inches, 114.3 cm2 (~89.5% screen-to-body ratio)

720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~260 ppi density)

1440 x 3088 pixels (~501 ppi density)

-

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Always-on display

Android 15

Android 13, One UI 5.1

Unisoc T7200 (12 nm)

Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)

Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55)

Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)

Mali-G57 MP1

Adreno 740

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

No

64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, eMMC 5.1

256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM, UFS 4.0

13 MP, AF Auxiliary lenses

-

LED flash

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

1080p@30fps

8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

-

200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 10 MP, f/4.9, 230mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom 10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Super Steady video

8 MP

12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF

Yes

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

-

Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+

Yes

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes

No, 32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

5.2, A2DP, LE

5.3, A2DP, LE

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

No

Yes

FM radio

No

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

Li-Po 5000 mAh

Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable

10W wired

45W wired, PD3.0, 65% in 30 min (advertised) 10W wireless (Qi/PMA) 4.5W reverse wireless

Black, Yellow

Phantom Black, Green, Cream, Lavender

-

SM-S918B, SM-S918B/DS, SM-S918U, SM-S918U1, SM-S918W, SM-S918N, SM-S9180, SM-S918E, SM-S918E/DS

-

$ 1,199.99 / € 1,399.00 / £ 1,249.00 / C$ 1,649.98