Samsung Galaxy A18 4G vs Vivo T5e
Verdict
The Samsung Galaxy A18 4G scores higher in 4 of 6 sections (display, performance, camera and connectivity & features), while the Vivo T5e leads in battery; they are even on design & durability.
The biggest difference is display: 70 vs 36 points.
The Samsung Galaxy A18 4G is the newer model, announced 2 months after the Vivo T5e.
Choose the Samsung Galaxy A18 4G for display and performance; choose the Vivo T5e for battery.
- Galaxy A18 4G leads in 12 fields
- T5e leads in 3 fields
- 21 ties
36 scored fields compared
Score by section
| Section scores | Galaxy A18 4G | T5e |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | ||
| Performance | 38 | 17 |
| Camera | 22 | 4 |
| Battery | 47 | 52 |
| Display | 70 | 36 |
| Design & durability | 52 | 51 |
| Connectivity & features | 28 | 22 |
Full specifications
Performance
- Chipset performance index
- Galaxy A18 4G: 34/100(Better)
- T5e: 15/100
- Chipset
- Galaxy A18 4G: Exynos 1610
- T5e: Unisoc T7225
- RAM (max)
- Galaxy A18 4G: 4 GB
- T5e: 4 GB
- Storage (max)
- Galaxy A18 4G: 256 GB(Better)
- T5e: 64 GB
- Process node
- Galaxy A18 4G: Unknown
- T5e: 12 nm
Camera
- Main camera resolution
- Galaxy A18 4G: 50 MP(Better)
- T5e: 8 MP
- Main sensor size
- Galaxy A18 4G: 1/2.76″
- T5e: Unknown
- Optical stabilization (OIS)
- Galaxy A18 4G: No
- T5e: No
- Ultra-wide camera
- Galaxy A18 4G: Yes(Better)
- T5e: No
- Telephoto camera
- Galaxy A18 4G: No
- T5e: No
- Periscope lens
- Galaxy A18 4G: No
- T5e: No
- Optical zoom
- Galaxy A18 4G: No
- T5e: No
- Video recording
- Galaxy A18 4G: 1080p
- T5e: 1080p
- Front camera
- Galaxy A18 4G: 13 MP(Better)
- T5e: 5 MP
- Front camera 4K video
- Galaxy A18 4G: No
- T5e: No
Battery
- Battery capacity
- Galaxy A18 4G: 5000 mAh
- T5e: 5500 mAh(Better)
- Wired charging
- Galaxy A18 4G: 25 W(Better)
- T5e: 15 W
- Wireless charging
- Galaxy A18 4G: No
- T5e: No
- Reverse charging
- Galaxy A18 4G: No
- T5e: Yes(Better)
- Reverse charging type
- Galaxy A18 4G: No
- T5e: Wired
Display
- Screen size
- Galaxy A18 4G: 6.7″
- T5e: 6.74″
- Panel type
- Galaxy A18 4G: OLED(Better)
- T5e: LCD
- Refresh rate
- Galaxy A18 4G: 90 Hz
- T5e: 90 Hz
- Pixel density
- Galaxy A18 4G: 385 ppi(Better)
- T5e: 260 ppi
- Peak brightness
- Galaxy A18 4G: Unknown
- T5e: 570 nits
- Resolution
- Galaxy A18 4G: 1080x2340
- T5e: 720x1600
- Screen protection
- Galaxy A18 4G: Corning Gorilla Glass 3
- T5e: Unknown
Design & durability
- Weight
- Galaxy A18 4G: 196 g(Better)
- T5e: 199 g
- Thickness
- Galaxy A18 4G: 7.7 mm(Better)
- T5e: 8.2 mm
- Dust & water resistance
- Galaxy A18 4G: IP5x (splash resistant)
- T5e: IP5x (splash resistant)
- Back material
- Galaxy A18 4G: Plastic
- T5e: Plastic
- Frame material
- Galaxy A18 4G: Plastic
- T5e: Plastic
Connectivity & features
- 5G
- Galaxy A18 4G: No
- T5e: No
- Wi-Fi
- Galaxy A18 4G: Wi-Fi 5
- T5e: Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- Galaxy A18 4G: 5.3(Better)
- T5e: 5.2
- USB speed
- Galaxy A18 4G: USB 2.0
- T5e: USB 2.0
- USB port
- Galaxy A18 4G: USB-C 2.0
- T5e: USB-C 2.0
- DisplayPort output
- Galaxy A18 4G: No
- T5e: No
- NFC
- Galaxy A18 4G: Yes(Better)
- T5e: No
- eSIM
- Galaxy A18 4G: No
- T5e: No
- Ultra-wideband (UWB)
- Galaxy A18 4G: No
- T5e: No
- Satellite connectivity
- Galaxy A18 4G: No
- T5e: No
- Stereo speakers
- Galaxy A18 4G: No
- T5e: No
- 3.5 mm headphone jack
- Galaxy A18 4G: No
- T5e: Yes(Better)
- Fingerprint reader
- Galaxy A18 4G: Side-mounted
- T5e: Side-mounted
- 3D face unlock
- Galaxy A18 4G: No
- T5e: No
- Infrared blaster
- Galaxy A18 4G: No
- T5e: No
- FM radio
- Galaxy A18 4G: Unknown
- T5e: Yes
- microSD slot
- Galaxy A18 4G: Yes
- T5e: Yes
- Card slot
- Galaxy A18 4G: microSD (shared SIM slot)
- T5e: microSD
General
- Operating system
- Galaxy A18 4G: Android 17
- T5e: Android 16
- OS updates (major versions)
- Galaxy A18 4G: 6
- T5e: Unknown
- Launch price
- Galaxy A18 4G: € 213.93
- T5e: ₹ 14,999
- Year
- Galaxy A18 4G: 2026
- T5e: 2026
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Original text from the source spec sheet, for reference.
| — | Galaxy A18 4G | T5e |
|---|---|---|
| Network | ||
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands | 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 | 1, 3, 5, 8, 38, 40, 41 |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE | HSPA, LTE |
| Launch | ||
| Announced | 2026, September 15 | 2026, July 28 |
| Status | Available. Released 2026, September 18 | Available. Released 2026, July 28 |
| Body | ||
| Dimensions | 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.7 mm (6.47 x 3.07 x 0.30 in) | 167.3 x 77 x 8.2 mm (6.59 x 3.03 x 0.32 in) |
| Weight | 196 g (6.91 oz) | 199 g (7.02 oz) |
| Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame | Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back |
| SIM | Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes) | Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes) MIL-STD-810H compliant* * does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions |
| Display | ||
| Type | Super AMOLED, 90Hz | IPS LCD, 90Hz, 570 nits (HBM) |
| Size | 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio) | 6.74 inches, 109.7 cm2 (~85.1% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density) | 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~260 ppi density) |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | – |
| Platform | ||
| OS | Android 17, up to 6 major OS updates, One UI 9 | Android 16, OriginOS 6 |
| Chipset | Exynos 1610 | Unisoc T7225 (12 nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A7X & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) | Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) |
| GPU | Mali-G68 | Mali-G52 MP1 |
| Memory | ||
| Card slot | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
| Internal | 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM | 64GB 4GB RAM eMMC 5.1 |
| Main Camera | ||
| Triple | 50 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF 5 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm 2 MP (macro) | – |
| Features | LED flash, panorama, HDR | LED flash, panorama |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
| Single | – | 8 MP, f/2.0 (wide) |
| Selfie camera | ||
| Single | 13 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm | 5 MP, f/2.2, (wide) |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | Yes |
| Sound | ||
| Loudspeaker | Yes | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | No | Yes |
| Comms | ||
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band |
| Bluetooth | 5.3, A2DP, LE | 5.2, A2DP, LE |
| Positioning | GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS | GPS |
| NFC | Yes (market/region dependent) | No |
| Radio | Unspecified | FM radio |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0 | USB Type-C 2.0, OTG |
| Features | ||
| Sensors | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass Virtual proximity sensing | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass |
| Battery | ||
| Type | 5000 mAh | Li-Ion 5500 mAh |
| Charging | 25W wired, 50% in 30 min | 15W wired Reverse wired |
| Misc | ||
| Colors | Black, Gray, Light blue | Shadow Grey, Aero Blue |
| Models | SM-A185F, SM-A185F/DS, SM-A185M, SM-A185M/DS, SM-A185F/DSB | – |
| SAR EU | 0.54 W/kg (head) 1.37 W/kg (body) | – |
| Price | € 213.93 / £ 189.99 | ₹ 14,999 |
| SAR | – | 1.14 W/kg (head) 1.12 W/kg (body) |