Phone Comparison - vivo Y36i vs vivo S18 vs vivo S18 Pro

general General Info

Manufacturer vivo vivo vivo
Announced December 2023 December 2023 December 2023
Status Coming Soon - December 2023 Coming Soon - December 2023 Coming Soon - January 2023
Colors Purple, Gold, Black Black, Blue/Green, Silver Black, Blue, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 163.7 x 75.4 x 8.1 mm
(6.44 x 2.97 x 0.32 in)
164.4 x 75.1 x 7.5 mm
(6.47 x 2.96 x 0.3 in)
164.4 x 75.1 x 7.5 mm
(6.47 x 2.96 x 0.3 in)
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 185.8 g (6.53.0.28 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1x
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1x
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G Network 1, 5, 8, 28, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP54, dust and splash resistant
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP54, dust and splash resistant

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 13 Android 14 Android 14
User Interface OriginOS 3 OriginOS 4 OriginOS 4
Processor Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Dimensity 6020 (7 nm) Octa-core (1x2.63 GHz Cortex-A715 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x1.8GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (4 nm) Octa-core (1x3.35 GHz Cortex-X3 & 3x3.0 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510), Mediatek Dimensity 9200+ (4 nm)
GPU Mali-G57 MC2 Adreno 720 Immortalis-G715 MC11
RAM 4 GB 16 GB 16 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 512 TB 512 TB
External Memory microSDXC No No

display Display

Type HD+ IPS LCD Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
840 Nits (HBM)
FHD+ AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
2800 Nits (peak)
FHD+ AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
2800 Nits (peak)
Colors 16M colors 1B colors 1B colors
Size 6.56 inches 6.78 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 720 x 1612 pixels (269 ppi) 1260 x 2800 pixels (453 ppi) 1260 x 2800 pixels (453 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.84% 89.84% 89.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio FM radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP 50 MP + 8 MP 50 MP + 12 MP + 50 MP
Flash LED Flash Ring-LED Flash Ring-LED Flash
Features 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), PDAF
Anti-stroboscopic sensor
Panorama
50 MP, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.49", PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.0, (telephoto), PDAF, 2x optical zoom
50 MP, f/2.0, (ultrawide), 1/2.76"
Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/1.8, (wide)
Yes [Similar]
50 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), AF
Dual-LED flash, HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
50 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), AF
Dual-LED flash, HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS (B1I+B1c) GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5)
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 4 GB RAM 512 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 2.2 512 TB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSDXC No No
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 15W wired
Reverse wired
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 80W wired, PD
Reverse wired
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 80W wired, PD
Reverse wired
Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -