vivo has introduced the S18, S18 Pro and S18e smartphones in the S18 series in China, as it had promised. The S18 and S18 Pro feature a 6.78-inch FHD+ 120Hz 60° curved AMOLED display with 2160Hz high frequency PWM dimming, 2800 nits peak brightness and feature a 50MP autofocus front camera with dual soft LED flash.
The S18 Pro is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9200+ SoC with up to 16GB of RAM, 4023mm² VC vapor chamber, and has a 50MP rear camera with Sony IMX920 sensor, OIS, 50MP UW and 12MP 2x telephoto portrait camera.
The S18 has a Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 SoC, up to 16GB RAM and has a 50MP rear camera with OIS along with an 8MP ultra-wide camera. The phones pack a 5000mAh battery with 80W fast charging.
The S18e is powered by Dimensity 7200 SoC with 12GB of RAM, and has a 50MP Sony LYT-600 sensor, 2MP depth sensor and a 16MP front camera. It packs a 4800mAh battery with 80W fast charging. The S18 Pro and S18e feature IP54 ratings for dust and splash resistance.
vivo S18 and S18 Pro specifications
- 6.78-inch (2800×1260 pixels) Full HD AMOLED 20:9 aspect ratio screen with HDR10+, 120Hz refresh rate, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, up to 2800 nits peak brightness
- S18 Pro – Up to 3.35GHz Octa Core Dimensity 9200+ 4nm processor with Immortalis-G715 GPU
- S18 – Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (4nm) Mobile Platform with Adreno 720 GPU
- 8GB (in S18 only) / 12GB / 16GB RAM (LPDDR5 in S18 and LPDDR5X in S18 Pro), 256GB / 512GB UFS 3.1 storage
- Android 14 with OriginOS 4
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- S18 Pro – 50MP camera with 1/1.55″ Sony IMX920 sensor, f/1.88 aperture, OIS, LED flash, 50MP with 1/2.76″ Samsung JN1 ultra-wide sensor with f/2.0 aperture, 12MP 2x telephoto portrait camera with Sony IMX663 sensor f/1.98 aperture
- S18 – 50MP camera with OmniVision OV50E sensor, f/1.88 aperture, OIS, LED flash, 8MP ultra-wide OmniVision OV08D10 sensor with f/2.2 aperture
- 50MP autofocus front camera with f/2.0 aperture, dual soft LED flash
- In-display fingerprint sensor
- USB Type-C audio, Stereo Speakers, Hi-Res audio
- S18 Pro – Dust and splash resistant (IP54)
- Dimensions:164.36×75.1× 7.45mm; Weight:185.8g (S18) / 187.8g (S18 Pro)
- 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.4 (S18) / 5.3 (S18 Pro), GPS (L1 + L5), USB Type-C, NFC
- 5000mAh (typ) battery with 80W fast charging
vivo S18e specifications
- 6.67-inch (2400 × 1080 pixels) Full HD AMOLED 20:9 aspect ratio screen with HDR10+, up to 1800 nits brightness, 120Hz refresh rate
- Up to 2.8GHz Octa Core MediaTek Dimensity 7200 4nm processor with Mali-G610 MC4 GPU
- 12GB LPDDR4X RAM with 128GB / 256GB (UFS2.2) storage
- Android 14 with OriginOS 4
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- 50MP camera with Sony LYT-600 sensor with f/1.79 aperture, OIS, 2MP depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture
- 16MP front camera with f/2.0 aperture
- In-display fingerprint sensor
- USB Type-C audio, Stereo Speakers, Hi-Res audio
- Dust and splash resistant (IP54)
- Dimensions:162.35×74.85×7.69mm; Weight:193g
- 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.3,GPS (L1 + L5), USB Type-C, NFC
- 4600mAh (typ) battery with 80W fast charging
Pricing and availability
- vivo S18e 12GB+256GB – 2099 yuan (USD 294 / Rs. 24,930 approx.)
- vivo S18e 12GB+512GB – 2299 yuan (USD 322 / Rs. 27,305 approx.)
- vivo S18 8GB+256GB – 2299 yuan (USD 322 / Rs. 27,305 approx.)
- vivo S18 12GB+256GB – 2599 yuan (USD 364 / Rs. 30,370 approx.)
- vivo S18 12GB+512GB – 2799 yuan (USD 392 / Rs. 32,705 approx.)
- vivo S18 16GB+512GB – 2999 yuan (USD 420 / Rs. 35,630 approx.)
- vivo S18 Pro 12GB+256GB – 3199 yuan (USD 448 / Rs. 38,005 approx.)
- vivo S18 Pro 16GB+256GB – 3499 yuan (USD 490 / Rs. 41,570 approx.)
- vivo S18 Pro 16GB+512GB – 3699 yuan (USD 518 / Rs. 43,950 approx.)
The phones are available to order from today. The S18 will go on sale first from December 22nd, but the S18 Pro and S18e will be available in China only from January 13th, 2024.