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) | 151.8 x 74.3 x 6.6 mm (5.98 x 2.93 x 0.26 in) | |
| Weight | 172 g (6.07 oz) | 145 g (5.11 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 | |
| 3G Network | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | |
| 4G Network | LTE | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) | |
| 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 | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/ Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Announced | December, 2017 | March, 2016 | |
| Status | January, 2018 | March, 2016 | |
Display | Type | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | |
| Size | 5.6 inches, 79.6 cm2 (~75.6% screen-to-body ratio) | 5.5 inches (~73.9% screen-to-body ratio) | |
| Multi-touch | Yes | Yes | |
| Protection | Yes | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 - Color OS 3.0 | |
Photography | Rear Camera | 16 MP, f/1.7, phase detection autofocus, LED flash | 13 MP, f/2.2, phase detection autofocus, LED flash | |
| Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps | |
Memory | Card slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | |
| Internal | 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | |
Sound | Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones | |
| Loudspeaker | Yes | Yes | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes | Yes - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | |
Connectivity | GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| EDGE | Yes | Yes | |
| WLAN | Yes | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE | 4.0, A2DP | |
| NFC | Yes | | |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | microUSB 2.0, USB Host | |
Battery | Capacity | Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery | Non-removable Li-Po 2850 mAh battery | |
Features | Chipset | Exynos 7885 Octa | Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 | |
| CPU | Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) | Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
| GPU | Mali-G71 | Mali-T860MP2 | |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass | |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM | SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email | |
| Browser | HTML5 | HTML 5 | |
| Radio | FM radio | No | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS | |
| Java | No | No | |
| Colors | Black, orchid grey, gold, blue | Gold, Rose Gold | |
| 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: 75% in 30 min (VOOC Flash Charge) - MP4/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player - Document viewer - Photo/video editor | |