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vivo Y18
vivo's Y18 is a 4G budget phone launched in India with a 6.56-inch 90Hz HD+ LCD, the MediaTek Helio G85 chipset, a 50MP main camera and a 5000mAh battery with 15W wired charging. It has IP54 splash resistance, a 3.5mm jack and microSD expansion. The same-named global model offers up to 8GB of RAM.
Pros
- Large 5000mAh battery for a budget phone
- 90Hz display with an 840-nit high brightness mode for outdoor visibility
- IP54 dust and splash resistance
- 3.5mm headphone jack and a microSD slot supporting up to 1TB
Cons
- 4G only, with no 5G support
- HD+ (720x1612) LCD, and only 4GB of RAM with eMMC 5.1 storage on the India model
- 15W charging, and no charger is included in the box
- No NFC, and video recording tops out at 1080p at 30fps
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Performance uses the published results of the MediaTek Helio G85, because we have no benchmark result for this device itself yet.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the vivo Y18
Display
- Screen size
- 6.56 ″
- Panel type
- IPS LCD
- Resolution
- 720x1612
- Pixel density
- 269 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 90 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 840 nits
- Screen-to-body
- 83.6 %
Performance
- Chipset
- MediaTek Helio G85
- RAM (max)
- 4 GB
- Storage options
- 64/128GB
- Storage type
- eMMC 5.1
Camera
- Main camera
- 50 MP
- Main aperture
- f/1.8
- Max video
- 1080p@30fps
- Front camera
- 8 MP
- OIS
- No
Battery
- Capacity
- 5,000 mAh
- Wired charging
- 15 W
Design
- Weight
- 185 g
- Thickness
- 8.4 mm
- IP rating
- IP54
- Frame material
- Plastic
Connectivity
- 5G
- No
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
- NFC
- No
- USB
- USB-C 2.0
- eSIM
- No
Software
- OS at launch
- Android 14 (Funtouch OS 14)
Audio
- 3.5mm jack
- Yes
Quick answers
Is the vivo Y18 good in 2026?
The vivo Y18 earns an Inno Score of 28/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. vivo's Y18 is a 4G budget phone launched in India with a 6.56-inch 90Hz HD+ LCD, the MediaTek Helio G85 chipset, a 50MP main camera and a 5000mAh battery with 15W wired charging. It has IP54 splash resistance, a 3.5mm jack and microSD expansion. The same-named global model offers up to 8GB of RAM.
What are the key specs of the vivo Y18?
Chipset: MediaTek Helio G85 · Screen size: 6.56 ″ · Capacity: 5,000 mAh · Main camera: 50 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the vivo Y18?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are HONOR X5b Plus, HONOR X5c, Redmi 17C (China) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
