| Design | Device Type | Smart Phone | Smart Phone | |
| OS | Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), planned upgrade to Android 8.0 (Oreo) | Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) | |
| Dimension | 151.5 x 73.7 x 7.9 mm (5.96 x 2.90 x 0.31 in) | 153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm (6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 in) | |
| Weight | 160 g (5.64 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 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | |
| 4G Network | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800) | |
| SIM | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Yes - Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified) - S Pen stylus | |
| Announced | August, 2017 | August, 2015 | |
| Status | September 15, 2017 | August, 2015 | |
| Display | Type | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | |
| Size | 5.3 inches (~69.4% screen-to-body ratio) | 5.7 inches | |
| Multi-touch | Yes | Yes | |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 - Always-on display | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | |
| Photography | Rear Camera | Dual: 13 MP (f/2.0, 1.12µm), phase detection & laser autofocus, Zeiss optics, OIS, dual-LED dual-tone flash | 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels, optical image stabilization, autofocus, LED flash | |
| Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama | Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fp | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization, dual-video rec. | |
| Front Camera | 13 MP (f/2.0, 1.12µm), 2160p, PDAF | 5 MP | |
| Memory | Card slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | microSD, up to 128 GB | |
| Internal | 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 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 - 24-bit/192kHz audio - Nokia OZO 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) Cat9 450/50 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host | |
| Battery | Capacity | Non-removable Li-Ion 3090mAh battery | Non-removable Li-Po 4100 mAh battery | |
| Tests | Display | Contrast ratio: 1840:1 (nominal), 4.239 (sunlight) | | |
| Loudspeaker | Voice 88dB / Noise 77dB / Ring 81dB | | |
| Audio Quality | Noise -94.2dB / Crosstalk -88.5dB | | |
| Battery Life | Endurance rating 78h | | |
| Features | Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 | Exynos 7422 | |
| CPU | Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) | Octa-core | |
| GPU | Adreno 540 | | |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, heart rate | 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 | No | To be confirmed | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou | |
| Java | No | No | |
| Colors | Tempered Blue, Polished Blue, Steel, Polished Copper | Various | |
| Others | - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
- MP4/H.264 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player
- ANT+ support
- 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 | |
