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Samsung Galaxy M17 vs Vivo Y18

What Galaxy M17 does better (17) and where Y18 wins (3) — every spec side by side.

Samsung Galaxy M17
Samsung · 2025Galaxy M17
7.6Score
17 advantages≈ $130
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Vivo Y18
Vivo · 2024Y18
5.0Score
3 advantages≈ $130
7.3Display5.0
7.8Camera4.6
5.3Battery4.0
6.9Features4.5
Dimensions

Size comparison

Galaxy M17Y18
77.9 × 164.47.575.6 × 163.68.4
Galaxy M17Y18Difference
Height164.4 mm163.6 mm+0.8 mm
Width77.9 mm75.6 mm+2.3 mm
Thickness7.5 mm8.4 mm−0.9 mm
Weight192 g185 g+7 g

Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).

Why is Galaxy M17 better than Y18?

  1. Wired charging25 W vs 15 W+67%
  2. OLED panelYes · Y18: No
  3. Optical stabilisationYes · Y18: No
  4. 5GYes · Y18: No
  5. Pixel density385 ppi vs 269 ppi+43%
  6. Process5 nm vs 12 nm2.4×
  7. Peak brightness1,100 nits vs 840 nits+31%
  8. Storage (base)128 GB vs 64 GB2×
  9. Rear cameras2 vs 12×
  10. Ultra-wide cameraYes · Y18: No
  11. CPU frequency2.4 GHz vs 2 GHz+20%
  12. Screen size6.7″ vs 6.6″+2%

Why is Y18 better than Galaxy M17?

  1. Storage (max)128 GB vs 256 GB2×
  2. 3.5 mm headphone jackNo · Galaxy M17: Yes
  3. Weight192 g vs 185 g+4%
Specifications

Side by side

Vivo Y18Vivo Y18≈ $1305.0
Design
Weight192 g185 g
Thickness7.5 mm8.4 mm
Height164.4 mm163.6 mm
Width77.9 mm75.6 mm
FramePlasticPlastic
BackPlasticPlastic
Ingress protectionIP54IP54
Water resistance (IPx)IPx4IPx4
Glass protectionCorning Gorilla Glass Victus—
ColoursMoonlight Silver, Sapphire BlackMocha Brown, Wave Aqua
Display
Screen size6.7″6.6″
PanelSuper AMOLEDIPS LCD
OLED panelYesNo
Resolution (width)1,080 px720 px
Resolution (height)2,340 px1,612 px
Pixel density385 ppi269 ppi
Refresh rate90 Hz90 Hz
Peak brightness1,100 nits840 nits
Screen-to-body ratio86%83.6%
Performance
ChipsetExynos 1330Mediatek Helio G85
Chip makerExynosMediaTek
Process5 nm12 nm
CPU cores88
CPU frequency2.4 GHz2 GHz
GPUMali-G68 MP2Mali-G52 MC2
AnTuTu score—364,688
Geekbench 6 (multi-core)—1,461
Memory
RAM8 GB8 GB
Storage (max)128 GB256 GB
Storage (base)128 GB64 GB
Storage type—eMMC 5.1
Memory card slotYesYes
Camera
Main camera50 MP50 MP
Main camera aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Main sensor size1/2.76"—
Rear cameras21
Optical stabilisationYesNo
Ultra-wide cameraYesNo
Telephoto cameraNoNo
Max video1080p1080p
Selfie camera13 MP8 MP
4K selfie videoNoNo
Battery
Battery capacity5,000 mAh5,000 mAh
Battery type—Li-Ion
Wired charging25 W15 W
Charged in 30 min—20%
Wireless chargingNoNo
Connectivity
5GYesNo
eSIMNoNo
Dual SIMYesYes
Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.35
NFCYesYes
USBUSB Type-C 2.0USB Type-C 2.0
USB version22
Satellite navigationGLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSSGLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Features
Stereo speakersNoNo
3.5 mm headphone jackNoYes
Fingerprint sensorSideSide
SensorsFingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compassFingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
SAR (head)0.64 W/kg—
Software
OS at launchAndroid 15Android 14
PlatformAndroidAndroid
InterfaceOne UI 7Funtouch 14
Major OS updates promised6—
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