Apple A12 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A12 Bionic with Qualcomm Snapdragon 678. 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 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 460 Gold) 6x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 460 Silver) |
Number of cores | 6 | 8 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8.3-A | ARMv8.2-A |
Lithography | 7 nm | 11 nm |
Number of transistors | 6900 million | |
TDP | 6 Watt | 6 Watt |
Neural Processing | NPU | Qualcomm Hexagon 685 |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 4 GB | up to 8 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 2x16 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | NVMe | UFS 2.1 |
Graphics
GPU name | Apple gen. 2 | Adreno 612 |
GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 600 |
GPU frequency | 1125 MHz | 850 MHz |
Execution units | 4 | 2 |
Shaders | 256 | 96 |
DirectX | 12 | |
OpenCL API | 2.0 | |
OpenGL API | ES 3.2 | |
Vulkan API | 1.1 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 2688x1242 | 2520x1080 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP | 1x 192MP, 2x 16MP |
Max Video Capture | 4K@60fps | 4K@30fps |
Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9 |
Wireless
4G network | Yes | Yes |
5G network | Yes | Yes |
Peak Download Speed | 1 Gbps | 0.6 Gbps |
Peak Upload Speed | 0.35 Gbps | 0.15 Gbps |
Wi-Fi | 5 (802.11ac) | 5 (802.11ac) |
Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2018 Quarter 3 | 2020 Quarter 4 |
Partnumber | APL1W81 | SM6150-AC |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Mid-end |
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