Apple A12 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 720
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A12 Bionic with MediaTek Dimensity 720. 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 2.49 GHz – Vortex 4x 1.59 GHz – Tempest |
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Number of cores | 6 | 8 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8.3-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Lithography | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| Number of transistors | 6900 million | |
| TDP | 6 Watt | 10 Watt |
| Neural Processing | NPU | NPU |
Memory (RAM)
| Max amount | up to 4 GB | up to 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 2x16 bit |
Storage
| Storage specification | NVMe | UFS 2.2 |
Graphics
| GPU name | Apple gen. 2 | Mali-G57 MP3 |
| GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Mali Valhall |
| GPU frequency | 1125 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Execution units | 4 | 3 |
| Shaders | 256 | |
| DirectX | 12 | |
| OpenCL API | 2.1 | |
| OpenGL API | ES 3.2 | |
| Vulkan API | 1.2 |
Camera, Video, Display
| Max screen resolution | 2688x1242 | 2520x1080@90Hz |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP | 1x 64MP, 1x 20MP + 1x 16MP |
| Max Video Capture | 4K@60fps | 4K@30FPS |
| Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9 |
Wireless
| 4G network | Yes | Yes |
| 5G network | Yes | Yes |
| Peak Download Speed | 1 Gbps | 2.77 Gbps |
| Peak Upload Speed | 0.35 Gbps | 1.2 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 (802.11ac) | 5 (802.11ac) |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
Supplemental Information
| Launch Date | 2018 Quarter 3 | 2020 Quarter 3 |
| Partnumber | APL1W81 | MT6853V/ZA, MT6853V/NZA |
| Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
| Positioning | Flagship | Mid-end |
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