BLU G60 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star)

BLU G60

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700), 28(700)

LTE
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

11.5 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE Cat 4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

-
LTE-A speed

-

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

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

-

Polycarbonate
SIM

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

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

156.5 mm

162.4 mm
Width

73.6 mm

77 mm
Thickness

9.5 mm

7.6 mm
Weight

170 g

191 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay
Colors

Black, Blue, Red

Black, White

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.1 inches

6.3 inches
Resolution

720 x 1560 pixels

1080 x 2220 pixels
Pixel density

276 ppi

392 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

-

2.5D curved glass screen
Multitouch

Yes

Yes

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

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth

v4.1

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

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, fingerprint, proximity

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