SpecEagle review · Vivo

Vivo S18 review: Slim Aura Light portrait phone with Dimensity 7200.

SpecEagle Editorial·Dec 2023·$370
Overall
76/100
Class rank
#27 of 148
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Selfie style continues.

Vivo S18 kept the S-line's portrait identity — a 50 MP Aura Light selfie and a slim curved-AMOLED body — while upgrading to a 1.5K display and 80W charging. The fashion-forward mid-ranger for the selfie crowd.

01Display

86/100

At 86/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among mid-range phones of 2023 — 7 points above the cohort average.

TypeAMOLED, curved, 120Hz, 1500 nits
Size6.78 inches
Resolution1260 x 2800 px

02Camera

76/100

At 76/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among mid-range phones of 2023 — 7 points above the cohort average.

Main50 MP Sony IMX766V, f/1.88, OIS
Ultrawide8 MP, 120 deg
Selfie50 MP with Aura Light ring

03Performance

72/100

72/100 puts it above the 68-point average for mid-range phones of 2023.

ChipsetDimensity 7200 (4nm)
GPUMali-G610 MC4

04Battery

82/100

82/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2023.

Capacity5000 mAh
Charging80W FlashCharge

05Build

80/100

80/100 puts it above the 76-point average for mid-range phones of 2023.

What works
  • 50 MP Aura Light selfie + slim 7.2 mm body
  • 1.5K curved AMOLED + 80W charging
  • Stylish S-series design
What doesn't
  • Dimensity 7200 mid-tier
  • Only 8 MP ultrawide
  • No 3.5 mm jack
Cross-shop it against
Pixel 8a
$499 · score 83/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 148-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .