Vivo Y18 spotted on Google Play Console; Recommended key features

Vivo Y18 may be available in the markets soon. The phone has been spotted on certification sites and is expected to launch alongside the Vivo Y18e. Although the company hasn’t released any information about the phone yet, details about it have surfaced online. It is said to be a rebadged version of the Vivo Y03 that was recently launched in Indonesia with a MediaTek Helio G85 SoC and a 5000mAh battery with support for 15W wired fast charging. The Vivo Y18 is also likely to share a similar design.

Vivo Y18 with model number V2333 has been spotted on Google Play Console, according to Tech Outlook report. The listing suggests that the phone could be powered by a MediaTek Helio G85 SoC and up to 6GB of RAM. The phone is said to ship with a user interface based on Android 14. A recent Bluetooth SIG listing of the handset suggested Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity.

According to the report, the Vivo Y18 design has been shown on the Google Play Console listing. It is said to come in a green color with a glossy glass finish. The flat display was seen with thin side bezels, a relatively thicker chin and a centered waterdrop notch at the top to house the front-facing camera. The power button and volume buttons are said to be present on the right edge. The rear panel is reported to have two separate round camera modules positioned vertically in the upper left corner along with an LED flash.

According to the reported listing, the Vivo Y18 looks similar to the Vivo Y03 that was launched recently. The latter comes with MediaTek Helio G85 SoC coupled with Mali-G52 MP2 GPU, 4GB LPDDR4x RAM and up to 128GB eMMC 5.1 inbuilt storage. The phone ships with FuntouchOS 14 based on Android 14.

The Vivo Y03 also features a 13-megapixel dual rear camera system, a 5-megapixel selfie camera, a 6.56-inch HD+ LCD screen, and a 5,000mAh battery with 15W wired charging support. The 4GB + 64GB and 4GB + 128GB variants of the phone started at IDR 1,299,000 (approximately INR 6,900) and IDR 1,499,000 (approximately INR 8,000), respectively. Available in Gem Green and Space Black color options (translated from Indonesian).