Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A11 Bionic with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?
AnTuTu 10
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GeekBench 6 Single-Core
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GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
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CPU cores and architecture
| Architecture | 2x 2.39 GHz – Monsoon 4x 1.19 GHz – Mistral |
2x 4.6 GHz |
| Number of cores | 6 | 2 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| Lithography | 10 nm | 3 nm |
| Number of transistors | 4300 million | |
| TDP | 8 Watt | |
| Neural Processing | Apple M10 | Qualcomm Hexagon |
Memory (RAM)
| Max amount | up to 3 GB | |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | |
| Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
Storage
| Storage specification | NVMe |
Graphics
| GPU name | Apple gen. 1 | |
| GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | |
| GPU frequency | 1066 MHz | |
| Execution units | 3 | |
| Shaders | 192 |
Camera, Video, Display
| Max screen resolution | 2436x1125 | |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP | 1x 320MP |
| Max Video Capture | 4K@60fps | 8K@60fps |
| Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) |
AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9 |
Wireless
| 4G network | Yes | Yes |
| 5G network | Yes | Yes |
| Peak Download Speed | 0.6 Gbps | |
| Peak Upload Speed | 0.15 Gbps | |
| Wi-Fi | 5 (802.11ac) | 7 (802.11be) |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
Supplemental Information
| Launch Date | 2017 Quarter 3 | 2025 Quarter 3 |
| Partnumber | APL1W72 | SM8850 |
| Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
| Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
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