| Design | Device Type | Smart Phone | Smart Phone | |
| OS | Android 7.0 (Nougat), planned upgrade to Android 8.0 (Oreo) | Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) | |
| Dimension | 162.4 x 79.8 x 8 mm (6.39 x 3.14 x 0.31 in) | 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm (5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in) | |
| Weight | 170 g (6.00 oz) | 172 g (6.07 oz) | |
| Technology | 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) | |
| 3G Network | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | |
| 4G Network | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - EMEA LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300) - USA | LTE | |
| SIM | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - Samsung Pay - IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes | |
| Announced | January, 2017 | December, 2017 | |
| Status | February, 2017 | January, 2018 | |
| Display | Type | Super LCD5 capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | |
| Size | 5.7 inches (~69.7% screen-to-body ratio) | 5.6 inches, 79.6 cm2 (~75.6% screen-to-body ratio) | |
| Multi-touch | Yes | Yes | |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (64 GB version) Sapphire crystal glass (128 GB version) - Secondary display, 160 x 1040 pixels, 2.05 inches | Yes | |
| Photography | Rear Camera | 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm, OIS, laser & phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash | 16 MP, f/1.7, phase detection autofocus, LED flash | |
| Features | 1/2.3 sensor size, 1.55µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, Auto-HDR, panorama | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps (24-bit/192kHz audio), 720p@120fps | 1080p@30fps | |
| Front Camera | 16 MP | | |
| Memory | Card slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal | 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM | 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM | |
| Sound | Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones | |
| Loudspeaker | Yes | Yes | |
| 3.5mm jack | No - 24-bit/192kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | Yes | |
| Connectivity | GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| EDGE | Yes | Yes | |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/50 Mbps | | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | Yes | |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Battery | Capacity | Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery | Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery | |
| Stand-by | Up to 312 h (3G) | | |
| Talk time | Up to 26 h (3G) | | |
| Features | Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 | Exynos 7885 Octa | |
| CPU | Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) | Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
| GPU | Adreno 530 | Mali-G71 | |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM | |
| Browser | HTML5 | HTML5 | |
| Radio | No | FM radio | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
| Java | No | No | |
| Colors | Brilliant Black, Cosmetic Pink, Ice White, Sapphire Blue | Black, orchid grey, gold, blue | |
| Others | - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
- MP4/H.264 player
- MP3/eAAC+/WAV player
- Photo/video editor
- Document viewer | - Fast battery charging
- ANT+ support
- MP4/WMV/H.265 player
- MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player
- Photo/video editor
- Document viewer | |
