Vivo is teasing the launch of its upcoming S18 series smartphones, set to succeed the Vivo S17 series and be introduced as the Vivo V30 series globally. The series comprises the Vivo S18, Vivo S18 Pro, and Vivo S18e smartphones. The GeekBench listing has already revealed the vanilla S18 smartphone. In the global market, these devices will be the successors to the Vivo V29 series. Vivo has provided a glimpse of the design through teasers, confirming the inclusion of Vivo TWS 3e with the smartphones. The devices will be available in Black and Grey color options, with flower-like patterns on the rear and a distinctive square-shaped camera island featuring a triple rear camera setup with Aura light and Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) for the primary sensors. The smartphones are set to debut on December 14 in China and can be pre-booked through online retailers like JD.com.
Vivo has officially announced that the Vivo S18 Pro will be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9200+ chipset, manufactured on a 4nm process. The device has scored over 1.2 million in the AnTuTu V10 benchmark and will feature a 50MP Sony IMX 920 sensor with OIS and f/1.8 aperture, accompanied by a 50MP ultrawide lens and a 12MP telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom. The S18 Pro will also sport a 50MP selfie camera with dual soft light. Both the S18 Pro and vanilla S18 will be equipped with a 5000mAh battery and may support up to 80W wired fast charging. The vanilla S18 will run on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chipset, boasting impressive AnTuTu benchmark scores. The device will operate on Origin OS 4 based on Android 14 right out of the box.
