Previously premium features have been trickling down to mid-range and even entry-level devices at a steady pace, and the new vivo Y18 can definitely attest to that. The phone was quietly listed by vivo onto its Indian website without any fanfare, and it comes with a premium-looking design on the back, which employs a 3D micro sculpting process in the Gem Green variant, which carves silver ripples into the rear plate. Combined with a nm scale coating the result is a gem-like texture, hence the name of the colorway.
There’s also the more subdued Space Black, which has a subtle ‘starry…
