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- Galaxy S23+ vs S18e
Samsung Galaxy S23+ vs Vivo S18e
What Galaxy S23+ does better (13) and where S18e wins (5) — every spec side by side.
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7.9Display8.4
9.2Camera7.5
5.8Battery6.4
9.4Features6.6
Dimensions
Size comparison
Galaxy S23+S18e
| Galaxy S23+ | S18e | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 157.8 mm | 162.4 mm | −4.6 mm |
| Width | 76.2 mm | 74.9 mm | +1.3 mm |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm | 7.7 mm | −0.1 mm |
| Weight | 196 g | 193 g | +3 g |
Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).
Why is Galaxy S23+ better than S18e?
- Water resistance (IPx)IPx8 vs IPx42×
- Telephoto cameraYes · S18e: No
- Wireless chargingYes · S18e: No
- Stereo speakersYes · S18e: No
- Rear cameras3 vs 13×
- Ultra-wide cameraYes · S18e: No
- Max video8K vs 4K
- 4K video frame rate60 fps vs 30 fps2×
- 4K selfie videoYes · S18e: No
- eSIMYes · S18e: No
- CPU frequency3.36 GHz vs 2.8 GHz+20%
- USB version3.2 vs 2+60%
Why is S18e better than Galaxy S23+?
- Wired charging45 W vs 80 W+78%
- RAM8 GB vs 12 GB+50%
- Battery capacity4,700 mAh vs 4,800 mAh+2%
- Peak brightness1,750 nits vs 1,800 nits+3%
- Selfie camera12 MP vs 16 MP+33%
Specifications
Side by side
| Design | ||
| Weight | 196 g | 193 g |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm | 7.7 mm |
| Height | 157.8 mm | 162.4 mm |
| Width | 76.2 mm | 74.9 mm |
| Frame | Aluminium | Plastic |
| Back | Glass | — |
| Ingress protection | IP68 | IP54 |
| Water resistance (IPx) | IPx8 | IPx4 |
| Glass protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | — |
| Colours | Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender, Graphite, Lime | Black, Purple, Silver |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 6.6″ | 6.7″ |
| Panel | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | AMOLED |
| OLED panel | Yes | Yes |
| Resolution (width) | 1,080 px | 1,080 px |
| Resolution (height) | 2,340 px | 2,400 px |
| Pixel density | 393 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Peak brightness | 1,750 nits | 1,800 nits |
| Measured brightness | 1,205 nits | — |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.6% | 88.3% |
| HDR | Yes | — |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Mediatek Dimensity 7200 |
| Chip maker | Qualcomm | MediaTek |
| Process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| CPU frequency | 3.36 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| GPU | Adreno 740 | Mali-G610 MC4 |
| AnTuTu score | 1,234,077 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi-core) | 5,073 | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 3,712 | — |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage (max) | 512 GB | 512 GB |
| Storage (base) | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card slot | No | No |
| Camera | ||
| Main camera | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Main camera aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Main sensor size | 1/1.56" | 1/1.95" |
| Rear cameras | 3 | 1 |
| Optical stabilisation | Yes | Yes |
| Ultra-wide camera | Yes | No |
| Telephoto camera | Yes | No |
| Optical zoom | 3× | — |
| Max video | 8K | 4K |
| 4K video frame rate | 60 fps | 30 fps |
| Selfie camera | 12 MP | 16 MP |
| 4K selfie video | Yes | No |
| Battery | ||
| Battery capacity | 4,700 mAh | 4,800 mAh |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | — |
| Active use (test) | 13.8 h | — |
| Wired charging | 45 W | 80 W |
| Charged in 30 min | 65% | — |
| Wireless charging | Yes | No |
| Wireless charging power | 15 W | — |
| Reverse wireless charging | Yes | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| eSIM | Yes | No |
| Dual SIM | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.2 | USB Type-C 2.0 |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| Video output | Yes | — |
| Ultra Wideband | Yes | — |
| Satellite navigation | GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS |
| Features | ||
| Stereo speakers | Yes | No |
| 3.5 mm headphone jack | No | No |
| Loudspeaker loudness | -26.5 LUFS | — |
| Fingerprint sensor | Under display, ultrasonic | Under display |
| Barometer | Yes | — |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| SAR (head) | 0.77 W/kg | — |
| Software | ||
| OS at launch | Android 13 | Android 14 |
| Platform | Android | Android |
| Interface | One UI 9.0 | OriginOS 4 |
| Major OS updates promised | 4 | — |
