| Design | Device Type | Smart Phone | Smart Phone | |
| OS | Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) | Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) | |
| Dimension | 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm (5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in) | 153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm (6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 in) | |
| Weight | 172 g (6.07 oz) | 171 g (6.03 oz) | |
| Technology | 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | |
| 3G Network | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | |
| 4G Network | LTE | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800) | |
| SIM | 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 | Yes - Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified) - S Pen stylus | |
| Announced | December, 2017 | August, 2015 | |
| Status | January, 2018 | August, 2015 | |
| Display | Type | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | |
| Size | 5.6 inches, 79.6 cm2 (~75.6% screen-to-body ratio) | 5.7 inches | |
| Multi-touch | Yes | Yes | |
| Protection | Yes | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | |
| Photography | Rear Camera | 16 MP, f/1.7, phase detection autofocus, LED flash | 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels, optical image stabilization, autofocus, LED flash | |
| Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR | Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization, dual-video rec. | |
| Memory | Card slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 128 GB | |
| Internal | 32/64 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 | Yes | Yes | |
| Connectivity | GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| EDGE | Yes | Yes | |
| WLAN | Yes | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE | v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host | |
| Battery | Capacity | Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery | Non-removable Li-Po 4100 mAh battery | |
| Features | Chipset | Exynos 7885 Octa | Exynos 7422 | |
| CPU | Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) | Octa-core | |
| GPU | Mali-G71 | | |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, UV, heart rate, SpO2 | |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM | |
| Browser | HTML5 | HTML5 | |
| Radio | FM radio | To be confirmed | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou | |
| Java | No | No | |
| Colors | Black, orchid grey, gold, blue | Various | |
| Others | - Fast battery charging
- ANT+ support
- MP4/WMV/H.265 player
- MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player
- Photo/video editor
- Document viewer | - Fast battery charging: 60% in 30 min (Quick Charge 2.0)
- ANT+ support
- S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
- Photo/video editor
- Document editor | |
