| Design | Device Type | Smart Phone | Smart Phone | |
| OS | Android 8.0 (Oreo) | Android 7.0 (Nougat), planned upgrade to Android 8.0 (Oreo) | |
| Dimension | 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm (5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 in) | 162.4 x 79.8 x 8 mm (6.39 x 3.14 x 0.31 in) | |
| Weight | 163 g (5.75 oz) | 170 g (6.00 oz) | |
| Technology | 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 | |
| 3G Network | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 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), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global LTE band 1(2100), | 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 | |
| SIM | Single SIM or Dual SIM | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Announced | February, 2018 | January, 2017 | |
| Status | March, 2018 | February, 2017 | |
| Display | Type | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | Super LCD5 capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | |
| Size | 5.8 inches, 85.4 cm | 5.7 inches (~69.7% screen-to-body ratio) | |
| Multi-touch | Yes | Yes | |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (64 GB version) Sapphire crystal glass (128 GB version) - Secondary display, 160 x 1040 pixels, 2.05 inches | |
| Photography | Rear Camera | 12 MP (f/1.5-2.4, 26mm, 1/2.5 | 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm, OIS, laser & phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash | |
| Features | Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama | 1/2.3 sensor size, 1.55µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, Auto-HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec., check quality | 2160p@30fps (24-bit/192kHz audio), 720p@120fps | |
| Front Camera | 8 MP (f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6 | 16 MP | |
| Memory | Card slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | |
| Internal | 64/128/256 GB, 4 GB RAM | 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM | |
| Sound | Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones | |
| Loudspeaker | Yes | Yes | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes - 32-bit/384kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | No - 24-bit/192kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | |
| Connectivity | GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| EDGE | Yes | Yes | |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps | 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | 4.2, A2DP, LE | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Battery | Capacity | Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery (11.55 Wh) | Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery | |
| Tests | Display | Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.630 (sunlight) | | |
| Loudspeaker | Voice 68dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 81dB | | |
| Audio Quality | Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -93.9dB | | |
| Camera | Photo / Video | | |
| Battery Life | Endurance rating 78h | | |
| Features | Chipset | Exynos 9810 Octa | Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 | |
| CPU | Octa Core | Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) | |
| GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA & China | Adreno 530 | |
| Sensors | Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM | |
| Browser | HTML5 | HTML5 | |
| Radio | No | No | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | |
| Java | No | No | |
| Colors | Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple | Brilliant Black, Cosmetic Pink, Ice White, Sapphire Blue | |
| Others | - Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
- Fast battery charging
- Qi wireless charging
- ANT+ support
- Bixby natural language commands and dictation
- MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player
- Photo/video editor
- Document editor | - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
- MP4/H.264 player
- MP3/eAAC+/WAV player
- Photo/video editor
- Document viewer | |
