Vivo S18 vs Vivo Y21d

At a glance

Brand: vivo; vivo
Release date: December 2023, 2 years ago; November 2025, 5 months ago
Launch price: CN¥ 2,299.00 ($ 336.20); —
AnTuTu: 866.863 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 82% of devices; 222.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 56% of devices

Size: 6.78"; 6.68"
Resolution: 1260 x 2800 px QHD; 720 x 1608 px HD+
Type: AMOLED; LCD IPS
Density: 453 ppi Very high density; 264 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 300 Hz, 8000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 105% NTSC, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Dual Edge display, 3D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless; Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Peak brightness - 1000 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1000 cd/m², TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, DCI-P3, 83% NTSC, LED Notifications, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (SM7550-AB); Unisoc Tiger T612 / T7225
CPU: 1x2.63 GHz Cortex A715 +3x2.4 GHz Cortex A715 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A510; 2 x ARM Cortex A75 1.8Ghz + 6 x ARM Cortex A55 1.8Ghz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 4 nm; 12 nm
Frequency: 2.63 GHz; 1.8 GHz
GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 720; Mali-G57 MP1
RAM: 8 GB; 4 GB
RAM type: RAM LPDDR5; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.88; ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor: Omnivision OV50E; —
Pixel size: 1.00 µm; —
Sensor size: 1/1.55"; —
Flash: Quad LED; Dual LED
Optical stabilization: Yes; No
Slow motion: Yes, 240 fps; Yes, 120 fps
Features: 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW; Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Front Flash

Dimensions: 75.1 mm 164.4 mm 7.4 mm Print 3D Model; 77.0 mm 166.1 mm 8.4 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 186 g; 209 g
Materials: Glass; Plastic , Splash resistant design
Colors: Black White Blue; Green Coral
Water/dust resistance: IP54; IP68, IP69
Usable surface: 89 %; 83 %

Operating system: Android 14 Upside-down cake OriginOS 4 (Android 14); Android 15 Funtouch OS 15 (Android 15)
Google services: Without Google Mobile services; With Google Mobile Services

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.4; Bluetooth 5.2 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC; A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy)
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax); 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features: Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display; Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
USB: USB Type-C; USB Type-C
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

5G: n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500); —
4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B26 (850), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900), B19 (800); B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)