Vivo has finally launched the much-awaited smartphone series Vivo S18 in the home market. The series comprises Vivo S18e, S18, and S18 Pro. Let’s get to know about each of them in detail.
Specifications of Vivo S18 and S18 Pro
The Vivo S18 and S18 Pro smartphones come with a 6.78-inch wide Full-HD AMOLED display with 20:9 aspect ratio, 120 Hz refresh rate, and up to 2800 nits. The Vivo S18 is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 paired with Adreno 720 GPU. The Vivo S18 Pro is powered by an octa-core Dimensity 9200+ 4nm processor with Adreno 720 GPU.
The Vivo S18 smartphone packs up to 16GB LPDDR4X RAM and 512 GB UFS 2.2 storage while S18 Pro packs up to 16GB LPDDR5X RAM and 512 GB LPDDR5X storage. Smartphones run Android 14 based OriginOS 4.
In the camera department Vivo S18 features a 50 MP primary camera with OmniVision OV50E sensor and OIS support, and a 8 MP Ultra wide camera. The front side of the handset sports a 50 MP autofocus front camera.
If we talk about the Vivo S18 Pro smartphone it comes with a 50 MP primary camera with OIS support, 50MP Samsung Ultra wide sensor, 12 MP telephoto portrait camera. The front side of the handset sports a 50 MP front camera. The smartphones are backed by a 5,000 mAh battery that supports 80W fast charging.
Vivo S18e smartphone specifications
The Vivo S18e smartphone features a 6.67-inch wide Full HD AMOLED 20:9 aspect ratio display with a 120 Hz refresh rate and 1800 nits of peak brightness. It is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7200 processor paired with Mali G610 MC4 GPU.
It packs up to 12 GB LPDDR4X RAM and up to 256 GB UFS 2.2 storage. It runs Android 14 based OriginOS 4.
In the camera department, it has got a 50 MP camera with a Sony LYT 600 sensor with an OIS support, and a 2MP depth sensor. The front side of the handset comes with a 16 MP selfie camera. The handset is backed by a 4600 mAh battery that supports 80W fast charging.
Price and availability
Vivo S18e
12GB/256GB – 2099 yuan (Rs. 24,930 approx.)
12GB/512GB – 2299 yuan (Rs. 27,305 approx.)
Vivo S18
8GB/256GB – 2299 yuan ( Rs. 27,305 approx.)
12GB/256GB – 2599 yuan (Rs. 30,370 approx.)
12GB/512GB – 2799 yuan (Rs. 32,705 approx.)
16GB/512GB – 2999 yuan ( Rs. 35,630 approx.)
Vivo S18 Pro
12GB/256GB – 3199 yuan (Rs. 38,005 approx.)
16GB/256GB – 3499 yuan (Rs. 41,570 approx.)
16GB/512GB – 3699 yuan ( Rs. 43,950 approx.)
As far as availability is concerned the S18 model will go on first sale from December 22nd while the S18 Pro and S18e model will be available in China from January 13th, 2024.
Along with the Vivo S18 series, Vivo has also launched Vivo TWS 3e true wireless noise-canceling earbuds. It will also be available for users from December 22.
Specifications of Vivo TWS 3e
Vivo TWS 3e is equipped with 11mm dynamic drivers featuring DeepX 3.0 and 3D Panoramic Audio effects. It’s Intelligent active noise cancellation makes it a unique product in this price range. It also features an AI call noise reduction that utilizes AI calculations.
It comes with Bluetooth 5.3 and 55ms low latency gaming mode. Coming on to the battery these earbuds come with an impressive battery life of 9 hours when the noise cancellation feature is enabled. When it’s disabled battery life goes up to 11 hours per earbud. Each earbud weighs 4.4 grams while its combined weight with the case is 43 grams.
Price and availability
It has been launched in Blue and White colour options at the price of 179 Yuan. It is currently available in China for sale at a first-sale offer of 159 Yuan.
