vivo S18 series experience: Transcend hardware limitations to create the best portrait photography experience
China.com Technology, January 22 (Reporter Xie Xuan) For a long time, the vivo S series has been committed to creating the best mobile phone. Starting from the S1 series, it has continuously broken through the limitations of hardware through soft light and algorithms, and has become recognized as the strongest front-facing portrait. Recently, vivo officially released the S18 series, which has also been significantly improved in terms of performance, screen, and image. Next, we will conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the vivo S18 and vivo S18 pro models.
In terms of appearance, the vivo S18 series continues the thin and light concept of the S series in terms of exterior design, while incorporating more oriental aesthetic elements. Among them, the back of the vivo S18 fuselage in our hands adopts the "cloud brocade glass" process and the "relief carving" process, showing a cloud-like texture, and the official name is "flower brocade".
In addition, the new color scheme of vivo S18 Pro "Qingqing" not only inherits the warm texture of "Yan Ruyu", but also continues the artistic conception of "mountains and seas". The back of the mobile phone adopts the "particle ink" process and the "jade glass" process, outlining the undulating curve, just like the sparkling flash point set off when the wind catches the waves, which is full of dynamics.
In terms of lens modules, vivo S18 and vivo S18 Pro continue the classic cloud window design of S, and upgrade to a new "water-light cloud window", which is arranged with two square windows with rounded corners, which not only retains the sense of order of the rectangular circumference, but also uses soft arcs to create agility and refinement.
This time, the size of the vivo S 18 series is controlled at 164.36x75.1x7.45mm, and the vivo S18 weighs only 185.8g, and the vivo S18 Pro also maintains the 187.8g thin and light body design, achieving a flagship experience in thin and light mobile phones.
In terms of imaging, vivo S18 Pro is equipped with a flagship-level ultra-light sensor imaging system, the X100 has the same Sony 50 million pixel IMX920 flagship main camera sensor, a 50 million pixel ultra-wide angle sensor, and the X90 has the same professional telephoto portrait sensor. With the front and rear studio-level soft light, when shooting, it can detect the distance of the model in real time and intelligently adjust the soft brightness.
The vivo S18 is also not inferior, equipped with a 50 million eyed bionic portrait lens and an 8 million ultra-wide-angle lens, with a rear studio-level soft halo, which can capture a more realistic and natural picture of the model when shooting.
In addition, the vivo S18 series is equipped with OIS Hummingbird Super Image Stabilization, which can perform up to 500 operations per second and 30,000 fine movements, which can increase the amount of light entering night shooting by up to 2 times. For example, when we capture a model on stage, we can effectively suppress the blur caused by hand shake to ensure that we take a clear and stable photo.
In terms of front portraits, vivo S18 series has a 50-million-pixel ultra-light lens on the front, with a maximum f/2.0 aperture, 90-degree wide-angle autofocus, and supports free switching between 0.8x and 2x, and there are rich details in magnification.
In terms of shooting still life, the new soft halo of vivo S18 series can be transformed into a food fill light in seconds, and the three-dimensional lighting rendering of food scenes is carried out through AI algorithms to achieve the effect of 3D virtual light filling, and improve the three-dimensional sense and volume of food. Just press the shutter to create a three-dimensional glow like a food magazine.
It is worth noting that the vivo S18 series also innovatively launched the "Dopamine Film Photo Frame", which takes the color of each photo, analyzes the color of the picture through advanced algorithms, and further perceives the content of the picture, and intelligently calculates the best color matching.
In addition, vivo S18 Pro also combines AI and imaging capabilities, and the moment you press the shutter, you can generate studio-quality ID photos or fashion photos. At the same time, it can also be redrawn according to the portrait photo into a vivid anime style.
Equipped with AI blue heart large model, it can eliminate passers-by with one click, stable performance, and easily meet daily needsIn terms of performance, vivo S18 Pro is equipped with a Dimensity 9200+ processor, while the S18 uses a third-generation Snapdragon 7 chip, which is easily capable of daily needs with millions of running scores.
In terms of battery life, the vivo S18 series is equipped with a 5000mAh ultra-thin blue ocean battery with 80W flash charging, and the 7.45mm body thickness also makes it an ultra-thin 5000mAh mobile phone in 2023, which is 12% less than the average thickness of other 5000mAh mobile phones in the industry.
In terms of screen, vivo S18 series is equipped with a 6.78-inch 120Hz sunrise eye protection screen, 2800×1260 resolution, 2800nits peak brightness comparable to flagship, still clear in strong light, all IP54 dustproof and waterproof, vivo S18 Pro's newly upgraded wet hand touch algorithm, even if wet fingers swipe across the screen, it can effectively avoid the problem of operation failure.
At the same time, the vivo S18 series is also the first to be equipped with the vivo AI blue heart model. It can not only help users quickly search for information and photos, but also accurately "brain supplement" to eliminate passers-by without traces with one click. You only need to say to the vivo S18 series to "eliminate passers-by", and it can use advanced image processing algorithms to eliminate passers-by in photos at one time, and the picture blocked by passers-by can also be accurately restored.
Through the above experience, we can see that the vivo S18 series has made significant breakthroughs in terms of exterior design, imaging system and performance configuration. As a portrait photography phone that combines thinness, aesthetics and performance, the S18 series is undoubtedly a good choice in the current market.