Apple iPhone 18 Pro vs vivo S2 5G

Comparing the Apple iPhone 18 Pro vs vivo S2 5G across display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: vivo S2 5G offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Apple iPhone 18 Pro offers 6.3 inches, making vivo S2 5G the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 18 Pro features a Super Retina XDR OLED display compared to vivo S2 5G's AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 18 Pro the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: vivo S2 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 18 Pro offers 48 MP, making vivo S2 5G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: vivo S2 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Apple iPhone 18 Pro offers 18 MP, making vivo S2 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: Apple iPhone 18 Pro delivers longer battery life with None, while vivo S2 5G delivers 14h 57m, making Apple iPhone 18 Pro the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Apple iPhone 18 Pro offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while vivo S2 5G offers 128 GB, making Apple iPhone 18 Pro the better option for storage.

Apple iPhone 18 Pro

₹164,900

(Upcoming)

vivo S2 5G

₹39,490

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

19 Sep, 2026

11 Aug, 2026

18 Sep, 2026

Performance

Apple A20 Pro	MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Turbo	Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955
Hexa Core	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Deca Core (upto 3.3 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display

6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.736 inches (171.1 mm)
Super Retina XDR OLED	AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1206x2622 px (FHD+)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

48 MP Primary Camera (upto 16x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 8x Optical Zoom)	2 MP Depth Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A	8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

18 MP

32 MP

12 MP

Wide Angle Lens

Battery

4288 mAh	7050 mAh	4900 mAh
60W	44W Flash Charging	45W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	128 GB
NVMe	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

N/A

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Vibrant, curved display
Reliable battery life
Slim and lightweight build

Large and smooth display
Slim and lightweight build
Long-term software support
Impressive dual speakers

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

No ultrawide camera
Too many pre-installed apps

Battery life could be better
Tends to get warm quickly

User Ratings

N/A

3.8/5

(17 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	956,029 AnTuTu Score	2,471,984 AnTuTu Score
N/A	14h 57m Battery Life (PC Mark)	10h 16m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

Not Available in any store

₹39,490

@ Amazon

₹79,999

@ Samsung Shop

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General

Launch Date

Sep 09, 2026

(Official)

Aug 06, 2026

(Official)

Sep 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v27

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

5 Year

3 Year

7 Year

Security Updates

7 Year

5 Year

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Samsung One UI

Performance

Chipset

Apple A20 Pro

MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Turbo MT6878V

View Details

Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955

View Details

Processor

Hexa Core

Dual core Quad core

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Deca Core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X925 2.74 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A725 2.36 GHz, Penta Core, Cortex A725 1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

2 nm

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (seven-core graphics)

Mali-G615 MP2

Galileo

RAM

12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber Cooling

Vapor Chamber

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5526 mm²

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

956,029

2,471,984

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

23.0 s

16.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

851

5,513

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Type

Super Retina XDR OLED

AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.736 inches (171.1 mm)

Resolution

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

1900 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

N/A

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

449 ppi

382 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.14 %

91.03 %

89.69 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

89.40 %

93.82 %

89.69 %

Design

Height

150 mm

164.42 mm

161.6 mm

Width

71.9 mm

75.25 mm

76.9 mm

Thickness

8.75 mm

7.99 mm

7.4 mm

Weight

211 grams

197 grams

193 grams

Build Material

Back: Ceramic Shield Glass

Back: Plastic Polycarbonate

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera40x Digital Zoom 16x Optical Zoomf/4.024 mm focal length

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.828 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size IMX882 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGNK 1µm pixel size

48 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera100 mm focal length

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

48 MP
f/2.8 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length

N/A

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/4.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes Sensor Shift Optical Image Stabilisation

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

3072 x 4096 Pixels

6144 x 8192 Pixels

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Cinema Mode

SuperMoon

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

40 x Digital Zoom
16 x Optical Zoom
Apple ProRAW

10 x Digital Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @100/120 fps
Full HD @120 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Resolution

18 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera27 mm focal length

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @24/25/30/60 fps
Full HD @25/30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Capacity

4288 mAh

7050 mAh

4900 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 60W 50% in 15 minutes

Yes 44W Flash Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging v2.0 69% in 70 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 25W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

Yes

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

14h 57m

10h 16m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

1h 5m

1h 6m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB / 2 TB

128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: eSIM SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)