Samsung · September 15, 2026
Galaxy A18 4G
Basic
vsfind score
#376 of 458 phones
The Samsung Galaxy A18 4G is a phone from Samsung, announced in September 2026.
It has a 6.7-inch OLED display with a 90 Hz refresh rate, the Exynos 1610 chipset with up to 4 GB of RAM, a 50 MP main camera and a 5,000 mAh battery with 25 W wired charging.
Its vsfind score is 40/100, ranking #376 of 458 phones in our database. Its strongest section is display (70/100).
Highlights
- Screen size
- 6.7″
- Chipset
- Exynos 1610
- RAM (max)
- 4 GB
- Storage (max)
- 256 GB
- Main camera resolution
- 50 MP
- Battery capacity
- 5000 mAh
- Wired charging
- 25 W
- Weight
- 196 g
- 5G: No
- Wireless charging: No
- Optical stabilization (OIS): No
- Stereo speakers: No
- Fingerprint reader: Yes
- Water resistant (IP): Yes
Section scores
How scores workPros
- Generous storage (256 GB)
- Expandable storage (microSD)
Cons
- No 5G
- Small main camera sensor (1/2.76″)
- No or very little optical zoom
Features
What it has, at a glance
Network & wireless
- 5G: No
- eSIM: No
- NFC: Yes
- Ultra-wideband (UWB): No
- Satellite connectivity: No
Charging
- Wireless charging: No
- Reverse charging: No
Camera features
- Optical stabilization (OIS): No
- Ultra-wide camera: Yes
- Telephoto camera: No
- Periscope lens: No
Audio
- Stereo speakers: No
- 3.5 mm headphone jack: No
- FM radio: Unknown
Security
- Fingerprint reader: Yes
- 3D face unlock: No
Build & storage
- Water resistant (IP): Yes
- microSD slot: Yes
- Infrared blaster: No
Full specifications
Performance
- Chipset performance index
- 34/100
- Chipset
- Exynos 1610
- RAM (max)
- 4 GB
- Storage (max)
- 256 GB
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| OS | Android 17, up to 6 major OS updates, One UI 9 |
|---|---|
| Chipset | Exynos 1610 |
| CPU | Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A7X & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) |
| GPU | Mali-G68 |
| Card slot | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) |
|---|---|
| Internal | 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM |
Camera
- Main camera resolution
- 50 MP
- Main sensor size
- 1/2.76″
- Optical stabilization (OIS)
- No
- Ultra-wide camera
- Yes
- Telephoto camera
- No
- Optical zoom
- No
- Video recording
- 1080p
- Front camera
- 13 MP
- Front camera 4K video
- No
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| 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 |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
| Single | 13 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm |
|---|---|
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
Battery
- Battery capacity
- 5000 mAh
- Wired charging
- 25 W
- Wireless charging
- No
- Reverse charging
- No
- Reverse charging type
- No
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| Type | 5000 mAh |
|---|---|
| Charging | 25W wired, 50% in 30 min |
Display
- Screen size
- 6.7″
- Panel type
- OLED
- Refresh rate
- 90 Hz
- Pixel density
- 385 ppi
- Resolution
- 1080x2340
- Screen protection
- Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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| Type | Super AMOLED, 90Hz |
|---|---|
| Size | 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density) |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
Design & durability
- Weight
- 196 g
- Thickness
- 7.7 mm
- Dust & water resistance
- IP5x (splash resistant)
- Back material
- Plastic
- Frame material
- Plastic
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| Dimensions | 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.7 mm (6.47 x 3.07 x 0.30 in) |
|---|---|
| Weight | 196 g (6.91 oz) |
| Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame |
| SIM | Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes) |
Connectivity & features
- 5G
- No
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- USB speed
- USB 2.0
- USB port
- USB-C 2.0
- DisplayPort output
- No
- NFC
- Yes
- eSIM
- No
- Ultra-wideband (UWB)
- No
- Satellite connectivity
- No
- Stereo speakers
- No
- 3.5 mm headphone jack
- No
- Fingerprint reader
- Side-mounted
- 3D face unlock
- No
- Infrared blaster
- No
- FM radio
- Unknown
- microSD slot
- Yes
- Card slot
- microSD (shared SIM slot)
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| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
|---|---|
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands | 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
|---|---|
| Bluetooth | 5.3, A2DP, LE |
| Positioning | GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS |
| NFC | Yes (market/region dependent) |
| Radio | Unspecified |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0 |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass Virtual proximity sensing |
|---|
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
|---|---|
| 3.5mm jack | No |
General
- Operating system
- Android 17
- OS updates (major versions)
- 6
- Launch price
- € 213.93
- Year
- 2026
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| Announced | 2026, September 15 |
|---|---|
| Status | Available. Released 2026, September 18 |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Light 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 |
Spec source: www.gsmarena.com · Last updated: November 12, 2026
Storage & RAM
Scores use the highest configuration.
- 64 GB · 4 GB RAM
- 128 GB · 4 GB RAM
- 256 GB · 4 GB RAM
