| Design | Device Type | Smart Phone | Smart Phone | |
| OS | Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) | Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) | |
| Dimension | 155.8 x 76 x 6.1 mm (6.13 x 2.99 x 0.24 in) | 159.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm (6.30 x 2.98 x 0.33 in) | |
| Weight | 143 g (5.04 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 850 / 900 / 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), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 66(1700/2100) | 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 | July, 2017 | December, 2017 | |
| Status | August, 2017 | January, 2018 | |
| Display | Type | P-OLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | |
| Size | 5.5 inches (~70.4% screen-to-body ratio) | 6.0 inches, 91.4 cm2 (~75.5% screen-to-body ratio) | |
| Multi-touch | Yes | Yes | |
| Protection | Shatterproof | Yes | |
| Photography | Rear Camera | Dual 12 MP, f/2.0, laser & phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash | 16 MP, f/1.7, phase detection autofocus, LED flash | |
| Features | 1/2.9 sensor size, 1.25 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps | 1080p@30fps | |
| Front Camera | 5 MP, f/2.2, dual-LED (dual tone) flash | | |
| Memory | Card slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 64 GB, 6 GB RAM or 32 GB, 4 GB RAM | |
| Sound | Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones | |
| Loudspeaker | Yes | Yes | |
| 3.5mm jack | No - 3.5 mm to USB-C headphone adapter incl. - 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Yes | |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE (5.0 after SW update) | Yes | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go; magnetic connector | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Battery | Capacity | Non-removable Li-Ion 2730 mAh battery | Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh battery | |
| Features | Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 | Exynos 7885 Octa | |
| CPU | Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) | Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
| GPU | Adreno 540 | Mali-G71 | |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM | |
| Browser | HTML5 | HTML5 | |
| Radio | No | FM radio | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
| Java | No | No | |
| Colors | Super Black, Fine Gold, Lunar Grey | Black, orchid grey, gold, blue | |
| Others | - Fast battery charging - MP3/AAC+/WAV/Flac player - MP4/H.264 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 | |