vivo S18 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A56
Product
Price
449 USD
449 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Vivo Mobiles
Samsung Mobile
Model No
S18 Pro
SM-A566V, SM-A566B, SM-A566B/DS, SM-A566E, SM-A566E/DS, SM-A5660
Launch Date
2024, January 13
2025, January 03
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
LTE
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
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)
Weight
188 g (6.63 oz)
Build
Glass front, plastic frame
IP54, dust and splash resistant
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Colors
Black, Blue, Silver
Black; other colors
Type
AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 2800 nits (peak)
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM)
Size
6.78 inches, 111.0 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio)
6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2
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 15, One UI 7
Chipset
Mediatek Dimensity 9200+ (4 nm)
Exynos 1580 (4 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x3.35 GHz Cortex-X3 & 3x3.0 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
Octa-core (1x2.91 GHz & 3x2.6 GHz & 4x1.95 GHz)
GPU
Immortalis-G715 MC11
Xclipse 540
RAM
12GB/16GB
12GB
Storage
256GB/512GB
UFS 3.1
256GB
Card Slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
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
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 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/2.0, (wide)
Features
Dual-LED flash, HDR
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Capacity
5000 mAh, non-removable
Li-Ion 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
Circle to Search
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