vivo Y18 128GB vs OPPO A38

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Comparing the vivo Y18 128GB vs OPPO A38 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both vivo Y18 128GB and OPPO A38 run at the same processing speed of 2.0 GHz.


Display: Both vivo Y18 128GB and OPPO A38 offer the same screen size of 6.56 inches, but OPPO A38 features a IPS LCD display compared to vivo Y18 128GB's LCD, making OPPO A38 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both vivo Y18 128GB and OPPO A38 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: vivo Y18 128GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while OPPO A38 offers 5 MP, making vivo Y18 128GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: Both vivo Y18 128GB and OPPO A38 offer the same 5000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Both vivo Y18 128GB and OPPO A38 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


User Rating: OPPO A38 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while vivo Y18 128GB has a rating of 4.2.

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Summary

Release Date

03 May, 2024
08 Sep, 2023
23 Mar, 2026

Performance

MediaTek Helio G85
MediaTek Helio G85
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.56 inches (16.66 cm)
6.56 inches (16.66 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
LCD
IPS LCD
LCD
720x1612 px (HD+)
720x1612 px (HD+)
720x1570 px (HD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
0.08 MP
Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
5 MP
Wide Angle Lens
5 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
7000 mAh
15W Fast Charging
33W Super VOOC Charging
15W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

User Ratings

4.2/5
(150 ratings)
4.3/5
(1,958 ratings)
4.2/5
(14,969 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

May 03, 2024
(Official)
Sep 08, 2023
(Official)
Mar 19, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v14
Android v13
Android v16

OS Updates

1 Year
1 Year
2 Year

Security Updates

3 Year
3 Year
3 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS
ColorOS
Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G85
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MediaTek Helio G85
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MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MT6835
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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
Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
12 nm
6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G52 MC2
Mali-G52 MC2
Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

4 GB
4 GB
4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

N/A
N/A
Vapor Chamber

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Very Good

Display Type

LCD
IPS LCD
LCD

Screen Size

6.56 inches  (16.66 cm)
6.56 inches  (16.66 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

720x1612 px (HD+)
720x1612 px (HD+)
720x1570 px (HD+)

Brightness

N/A
720 nits
700 nits

HBM Brightness

840 nits
N/A
900 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
90 Hz
144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
N/A
180 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

269 ppi
269 ppi
254 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.01 %
84.62 %
87.52 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
89.80 %
N/A

Design

Height

163.63 mm
163.7 mm
166.07 mm

Width

75.58 mm
75 mm
77.93 mm

Thickness

8.39 mm
8.1 mm
8.4 mm

Weight

185 grams
190 grams
212 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A
N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP54
Yes Splash proof IPX5 IPX4
Yes Water resistant IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle
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
13 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/2.2
0.08 MP
f/3.0
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera21 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
No

OIS

N/A
N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

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

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
No

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

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

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
Yes Up to 1 TB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 700 (band 12)
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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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

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

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
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.3
Yes v5.3

GPS

Yes with Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No
No

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A
N/A

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Side
Side

Other Sensors

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

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