Vivo S18 vs ZTE Blade A53

At a glance

Brand: vivo; ZTE
Release date: December 2023, 2 years 6 months ago; April 2023, 3 years 2 months ago
Launch price: CN¥ 2,299.00 ($ 336.20); —
AnTuTu: 866.863 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 82% of devices; 112.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 52% of devices

Size: 6.78"; 6.52"
Resolution: 1260 x 2800 px QHD; 720 x 1600 px HD+
Type: AMOLED; LCD IPS
Density: 453 ppi Very high density; 269 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; Water Drop Notch, Capacitive, Multi-touch

Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (SM7550-AB); Spreadtrum Unisoc SC9863A
CPU: 1x2.63 GHz Cortex A715 +3x2.4 GHz Cortex A715 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A510; 4x Cortex A55 1.6 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.2 GHz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 4 nm; 28 nm
Frequency: 2.63 GHz; 1.6 GHz
GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 720; PowerVR GE8322
RAM: 8 GB; 2 GB
RAM type: RAM LPDDR5; LPDDR4 RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 8 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.88; ƒ/ 2.0
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; No, 30 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; Noise reduction, Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus

Dimensions: 75.1 mm 164.4 mm 7.4 mm Print 3D Model; 76.5 mm 165.7 mm 9.4 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 186 g; 198 g
Materials: Glass; Polycarbonate
Colors: Black White Blue; Blue Gray Green
Water/dust resistance: IP54; —
Usable surface: 89 %; 82 %

Operating system: Android 14 Upside-down cake OriginOS 4 (Android 14); Android 12 Snow Cone Android 12 Go edition
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 4.2
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC; A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
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
Wi-Fi features: Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display; —
USB: USB Type-C; —
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS

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), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)