OPPO A38 vs vivo Y18

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Comparing the OPPO A38 vs vivo Y18 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both OPPO A38 and vivo Y18 run at the same processing speed of 2.0 GHz.


Display: Both OPPO A38 and vivo Y18 offer the same screen size of 6.56 inches, but OPPO A38 features a IPS LCD display compared to vivo Y18's LCD, making OPPO A38 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both OPPO A38 and vivo Y18 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: vivo Y18 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while OPPO A38 offers 5 MP, making vivo Y18 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Both OPPO A38 and vivo Y18 offer the same 5000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: vivo Y18 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while OPPO A38 offers 128 GB, making vivo Y18 the better option for storage.


User Rating: OPPO A38 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while vivo Y18 has a rating of 4.1.

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OPPO A38
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Summary

Spec Score

74%
74%

Release Date

08 Sep, 2023
03 May, 2024

Performance

MediaTek Helio G85
MediaTek Helio G85
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.56 inches (16.66 cm)
6.56 inches (16.66 cm)
IPS LCD
LCD
720x1612 px (HD+)
720x1612 px (HD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
0.08 MP
Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
Wide Angle Lens
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
33W Super VOOC Charging
15W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

User Ratings

4.3/5
(1,958 ratings)
4.1/5
(1,687 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Sep 08, 2023
(Official)
May 03, 2024
(Official)

Operating System

Android v13
Android v14

Custom UI

ColorOS
Funtouch OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G85
MediaTek Helio G85

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G52 MC2
Mali-G52 MC2

RAM

4 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
LCD

Screen Size

6.56 inches  (16.66 cm)
6.56 inches  (16.66 cm)

Resolution

720x1612 px (HD+)
720x1612 px (HD+)

Brightness

720 nits
N/A

HBM Brightness

N/A
840 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

269 ppi
269 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.62 %
84.01 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

89.80 %
N/A

Design

Height

163.7 mm
163.63 mm

Width

75 mm
75.58 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm
8.39 mm

Weight

190 grams
185 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IPX4 IPX5
Yes Splash proof IP54

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 75° field-of-view28 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size OV50D 0.61µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera21 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
0.08 MP
f/3.0

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

N/A
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera27 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 15W Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

Head: 1.09 W/kg Body: 0.88 W/kg
Head: 0.98 W/kg Body: 0.84 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.3
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with Glonass

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

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