Blackview BV5500 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star)

Blackview BV5500 Plus

Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

W-CDMA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800)

LTE
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE Cat 4, 150.8 Mbps download, 51 Mbps upload

-
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (3CA) Cat9, 450 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Rubber, plastic

Polycarbonate
SIM

Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual SIM stand-by)

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

152.2 mm

162.4 mm
Width

75.5 mm

77 mm
Thickness

14 mm

7.6 mm
Weight

225 g

191 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay
Waterproof

IP68

-
Dust proof

IP68

-
MIL-STD-810G

Yes

-
Colors

Black, Green, Yellow

Black, White

Display
Display type

IPS capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.5 inches

6.3 inches
Resolution

720 x 1440 pixels

1080 x 2220 pixels
Pixel density

293 ppi

392 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, GFF full lamination

2.5D curved glass screen
Multitouch

-

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Dual
Main camera

8 MP, f/2.0 , 0.18" , 1.119 µm

24 MP, f/1.7
0.3 MP, f/2.4

16 MP, f/1.7
Primary camera resolution

3284 x 2448 pixels

4608 x 3456 pixels
Primary camera video

720p@30fps

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

dual LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

Type-C reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v4.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, proximity, light

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity