The vivo S17 series was released on May 31, 2023, while the vivo S18 was released on December 14, 2023, with only half a year between the two generations, which means that the upgrade iteration will not be very large, because there is not enough time for R&D and production.
However, for users who want to buy a new mobile phone, it becomes a question whether to choose S17 or S18, they are all vivo's S series, all of which have high appearance and excellent ** effects, which is really confusing.
So, this content will analyze the similarities and differences between these two mobile phones for you, and I hope it will be helpful for you to buy a new mobile phone with good looks and a personality for taking pictures.
Regarding the upgrade of vivo S18 compared with S17, the author summarizes the following points:
The first is that the core configuration has been improved
The core configuration of the vivo S18 is Snapdragon 7 Gen3 with LPDDR4X memory and UFS22 flash memory, but the top version, that is, the 16+512 version, uses the memory and flash memory are LPDDR5 and UFS31。
The core configuration of the vivo S17 is Snapdragon 778G Plus with LPDDR4X memory and UFS22 flash memory, which does not exist with a version with high storage and high flash memory.
At the same time, the performance of Snapdragon 778G Plus is definitely inferior to Snapdragon 7Gen3, the performance of Snapdragon 7Gen3 is very close to Snapdragon 865, and Snapdragon 778G Plus is far from reaching this level, after all, the process and architecture of the two are different.
The Snapdragon 778G Plus uses TSMC's 6nm process, while the Snapdragon 7Gen3 uses TSMC's 4nm process.
Architecture: The Snapdragon 778G Plus uses 1x25ghz cortex-a78+3x2.2ghz cortex-a78+4x1.9GHz Cortex A55 architecture with integrated Adreno 642L GPU
The Snapdragon 7 Gen3 includes 1 x 263GHz Cortex-A715 large core, 3 pcs 24GHz Cortex-A715 large core, 4 pcs 1The small core of the 8GHz Cortex-A510, the GPU is Adreno720, and the Antutu V10 runs at about 870,000 points.
Whether it is CPU performance or GPU performance, the Snapdragon 7Gen3 is stronger than the Snapdragon 778G Plus. Therefore, the overall performance of vivo S18 is definitely better than that of vivo S17.
The second is that the brightness of the screen has been improved
vivo S17 and S18The screen appearance and size and resolution are the same,Including support10bit color depth and2160HzHigh-frequency PWM eye protection dimming, etc., these parameters are also the same,The only difference is that the screen brightness of S18 has been improved,Its local peak brightness of the screen can reach2800nits,And S17The peak brightness of the screen is only1300nits,Then S18It will look like the screen is more transparent in a bright environment。
The third is that the camera configuration has changed slightly, but the overall effect should not be much different
The camera configuration of both of them is 50 million pixel front + 50 million pixel main camera + 8 million pixel ultra wide angle, of which the front lens is Samsung JN1 sensor, 1 276-inch sensor unit;The sensor model and aperture of the ultra-wide angle are also the same, so I won't go into detail here.
Only the sensor of the main lens has changed, and the main lens of the S17 uses the Samsung GN5 sensor, which is 1 1The 57-inch sensor unit, while the main lens of the S18 uses an OV50E sensor, which is 1 155-inch sensor unit. Both have an F1 main lens88 aperture, all of which also support OIS optical image stabilization.
From the point of view of the parameters, the performance should be about the same, but if I look at it from my personal point of view, I will think that Samsung GN5 is better, after all, it is produced by a large factory, but the actual imaging effect should not be much different.
Fourth, the soft light adjustment has been improved
Of course,The biggest feature of the vivo S series should be their soft light,The front cameras of both are equipped with dual soft lights,The difference is that the s18 soft light has a larger brightness range,There is also a rear soft ring,From the appearance,You will find that S18A separate module is made in the rear module to put this soft ring,And the inside of the soft ring is the flash of the mobile phone,S17The soft ring is relatively small。
Of course, different users, different shooting scenes, the need for the brightness of the soft light is different, and the brightness range is larger, of course, there is more room for maneuver, which depends on how accurate your control of mobile phone photography is.
The reason why there is a soft light and a soft ring is an invention,Mainly to solve the user's shooting needs in a low-light environment,With this,Even if the mobile phone is not equipped with a large bottom sensor,In the dark night, you can also shoot with good picture quality。
Fifth, the battery capacity has been increased
Vivo S17 and S18 are equipped with 80W wired fast charging, the charging speed is definitely relatively fast, and most users can accept it, but S18 has raised the battery capacity on the basis of the previous generation, it gives a large 5000mAh battery, while S17 only gives a 4600mAh battery.
Then in terms of PK battery life, of course, S18 is more durable, because S18 not only has a larger battery capacity than S17, but also its chip power consumption is lower in the same use scenario.
The improvement of vivo S18 compared with vivo S17 is mainly reflected in the five points summarized above, other aspects include rotor motor, single speaker, and does not support infrared remote control, which are the common shortcomings of both of them.
These three shortcomings of the two, I think the most unacceptable one should be the lack of support for infrared remote control and the use of a rotor motor, and for a single speaker, in fact, it has no big impact.
Mainly because the infrared remote control function is really convenient, which home appliance does not have a home appliance that supports infrared remote control now?And this rotor motor is indeed a bit unkind, the thousand-yuan function can give the X-axis linear motor, why can't the vivo S series give?Is it expensive?
This kind of high-value mobile phone is generally sold to young users, who doesn't have to type a few words?Then the typing experience of the rotor motor is bound to be inferior to that of the X-axis linear motor.
Of course, if you're Xi to typing with voice, it doesn't matter if it's a rotor motor or not.
Finally, there is a question about the two of them and how to buy. The current official price of the S17 starts at 1899, and the lowest price is given to the 8+256 version, while the current official price of the S18 is from 2299, and this lowest price is also given to the 8+256 version.
The difference between the two is 400 pieces, and the biggest change in exchange is actually an additional 400mAh battery capacity, although there are improvements in other aspects, but the perception is not very obvious, and of course there is a better performance ceiling. Do you think the difference of 400 is worth it?Welcome to interact in the comment area!