Vivo Y18 vs Xiaomi Redmi A5

At a glance

Brand: vivo; Xiaomi
Release date: May 2024, 2 years 1 months ago; March 2025, 1 years 3 months ago
Launch price: ₹ 8,999.00 ($ 94.81); —
AnTuTu: 222.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 56% of devices; 308.681 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 61% of devices

Size: 6.56"; 6.88"
Resolution: 720 x 1612 px HD+; 720 x 1640 px HD+
Type: LCD IPS; LCD IPS
Density: 270 ppi Medium Density; 255 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 500 cd/m², TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, 70% NTSC, 83% NTSC, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless; Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 1500:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, In-cell

Chipset: MediaTek Helio G85 (MT6769V/CZ); Unisoc Tiger T615 (T7250)
CPU: 2x Cortex A75 2.0 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz; 2 x ARM Cortex A75 1.8Ghz + 6 x ARM Cortex A55 1.6Ghz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 12 nm
Frequency: 2 GHz; 1.8 GHz
GPU: Arm Mali-G52 MC2 950MHz; Mali-G57 MP1
RAM: 4 GB; 4 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 32 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 2.0; ƒ/ 2.0
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: Yes, 120 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: 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; Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Dimensions: 75.6 mm 163.6 mm 8.4 mm Print 3D Model; 77.8 mm 171.7 mm 8.3 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 185 g; 193 g
Materials: Plastic , Splash resistant design; Plastic
Colors: Black Green; Black Blue Gold Green
Water/dust resistance: IP54; IP54 , Splash resistant
Usable surface: 83 %; 85 %
Drop resistance: —; Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
Repairability: —; Class A B C D E

Operating system: Android 14 Upside-down cake Funtouch OS 14 (Android 14); Android 15 Android 15
Updates: OS updates: 1 years, Security updates: 2 years; OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 4 years
Google services: With 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 5.0 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display; Wi-Fi Hotspot
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, Galileo

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)