Flagship · 2023

vivo S18

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Google Pixel 6a Camera shares the vivo V50's main sensor

Best for

Strength , 80W fast charging

Extras Cooling system, Curved display

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

6.78″ AMOLED · 120Hz

7 Gen 3 8 / 256 GB

5000 mAh 80W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 50 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.78″ · AMOLED · 1260 × 2800 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.78"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1260 × 2800 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

2800 nits

HDR

Supported

Performance

Qualcomm SM7550-AB Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (4 nm) · 8-core 2.63 GHz · Adreno 720

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7550-AB Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

866,863

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.63 GHz

GPU

Adreno 720

Process

4 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x2.63 GHz Cortex A715 +3x2.4 GHz Cortex A715 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A510

Software & updates

Android 14, OriginOS 4 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 14, OriginOS 4

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.9 main · OIS · 50 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.9

OIS

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Front camera

50 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Omnivision OV50E, 1/1.55", 1µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

vivo V50 , Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

RAW

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 80 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Wired charging

80 W

Fast

Removable

Audio

Stereo

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Memory

8 GB RAM · 256 GB

Roomy

RAM

8 GB

Storage

256 GB

Configurations

8/256GB · 12/256GB · 12/512GB · 16/512GB

Storage type

UFS 2.2

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.4

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G works · 5G works No B20 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8, B19

4G B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B18, B19, B26, B28a

5G n1, n3, n5, n8, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

8 g · 7.5 mm · IP54

Height

164.4 mm

Width

75.1 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm

Weight

8 g

IP rating

IP54

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 15

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 1260 × 2800 vs 1179 × 2556 resolution · 6.78″ vs 6.1″ screen

49% larger battery capacity

80 W vs 20 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,349 mAh battery

Lighter in hand

8 g vs 171 g

Lower benchmark score

867k vs 1.5M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs High-end tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.9 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S23

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

28% larger battery capacity

80 W vs 25 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,900 mAh battery

Lighter in hand

8 g vs 168 g

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Lower benchmark score

867k vs 1.8M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs High-end tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

Full comparison

Where to buy

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How each one compares to the vivo S18.

Upper mid-range

vivo S18

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 15

Samsung Galaxy S23

Where to buy

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