| Design | Device Type | Smart Phone | Smart Phone | |
| OS | Android 7.0 (Nougat) | Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) | |
| Dimension | 153.5 x 74.2 x 7 mm (6.04 x 2.92 x 0.28 in) | 159.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm (6.30 x 2.98 x 0.33 in) | |
| Weight | 165 g (5.82 oz) | 191 g (6.74 oz) | |
| Technology | 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) | |
| 3G Network | HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | |
| 4G Network | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) | LTE | |
| SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - Splash resistant | 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 | February, 2017 | December, 2017 | |
| Status | April, 2017 | January, 2018 | |
| Display | Type | IPS-NEO LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | |
| Size | 5.5 inches (~72.7% screen-to-body ratio) | 6.0 inches, 91.4 cm2 (~75.5% screen-to-body ratio) | |
| Multi-touch | Yes | Yes | |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 - Emotion UI 5.0 | Yes | |
| Photography | Rear Camera | Dual 20 MP + 12 MP, f/1.8, OIS, Leica optics, 2x lossless zoom, phase detection and laser autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash | 16 MP, f/1.7, phase detection autofocus, LED flash | |
| Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps | 1080p@30fps | |
| Front Camera | 8 MP, f/1.9 | | |
| Memory | Card slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (L09) or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM (L29) | 64 GB, 6 GB RAM or 32 GB, 4 GB RAM | |
| Sound | Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones | |
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers | Yes | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes - 24-bit/192kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | Yes | |
| Connectivity | GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| EDGE | Yes | Yes | |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE | | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Yes | |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE | Yes | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Battery | Capacity | Non-removable Li-Ion 3750 mAh battery | Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh battery | |
| Tests | Display | Contrast ratio: 1633 (nominal), 3.456 (sunlight) | | |
| Loudspeaker | Voice 64dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 82dB | | |
| Audio Quality | Noise-93.4dB / Crosstalk -92.9dB | | |
| Camera | Photo / Video | | |
| Battery Life | Endurance rating 76h | | |
| Features | Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 | Exynos 7885 Octa | |
| CPU | Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) | Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
| GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 | 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, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
| Java | No | No | |
| Colors | Ceramic White, Dazzling Blue, Dazzling Gold, Graphite Black, Mystic Silver, Rose Gold, Greenery | Black, orchid grey, gold, blue | |
| Others | - Fast battery charging
- XviD/MP4/H.265 player
- MP3/eAAC+/WAV/Flac player
- Document viewer
- Photo/video editor | - Fast battery charging
- ANT+ support
- MP4/WMV/H.265 player
- MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player
- Photo/video editor
- Document viewer | |
