vivo S18 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A37

Product
vivo S18 Pro
449 USD
Samsung Galaxy A37
449 USD

Price
449 USD
449 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Vivo Mobiles
Samsung Mobile
Model No
S18 Pro
SM-A376E, SM-A376E/DS, SM-A376B, SM-A376B/DS, SM-A376U, SM-A376U1, SM-A376W, SM-A3760

Launch Date
2024, January 13
2026, March 25

Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1x
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed
HSPA, LTE-A, 5G
HSPA, LTE, 5G

Dimensions
164.4 x 75.1 x 7.5 mm (6.47 x 2.96 x 0.30 in)
162.9 x 78.2 x 7.4 mm (6.41 x 3.08 x 0.29 in)
Weight
188 g (6.63 oz)
196 g (6.91 oz)
Build
Glass front, plastic frame IP54, dust and splash resistant
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), plastic frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Colors
Black, Blue, Silver
Graygreen, Charkoal, White, Light Violet

Type
AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 2800 nits (peak)
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 1200 nits (HBM), 1900 nits (peak)
Size
6.78 inches, 111.0 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio)
6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1260 x 2800 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~453 ppi density)
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)

OS
Android 14, OriginOS 4
Android 16, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 8.5
Chipset
Mediatek Dimensity 9200+ (4 nm)
Exynos 1480 (4 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x3.35 GHz Cortex-X3 & 3x3.0 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
Octa-core (4x2.75 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Immortalis-G715 MC11
Xclipse 530

RAM
12GB/16GB
6GB/8GB/12GB
Storage
256GB/512GB UFS 3.1
128GB/256GB

Lens 1
50 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.49", PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
Lens 2
12 MP, f/2.0, (telephoto), PDAF, 2x optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Lens 3
50 MP, f/2.0, (ultrawide), 1/2.76"
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Features
Ring-LED flash, panorama, HDR
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Lens 1
50 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), AF
12 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm
Features
Dual-LED flash, HDR
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 10-bit HDR

Capacity
5000 mAh, non-removable
5000 mAh
Charging
80W wired, PD Reverse wired
45W wired

Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass Virtual Proximity Sensing

Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No 24-bit/192kHz audio

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
5.4, A2DP, LE
GPS
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5)
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
NFC
Yes
Yes (market/region dependent)
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Performance
AnTuTu: 697795 (v10), 912055 (v11) GeekBench: 3345 (v6) 3DMark: 1035 (Wild Life Extreme)
Display
1246 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker
-25.7 LUFS (Very good)
Battery life
Active use score 13:49h