Apple A12 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A12 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

Total Score
A12 Bionic
648957
Snapdragon 8 Elite 2

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
A12 Bionic
1283
Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
3383

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
A12 Bionic
2889
Snapdragon 8 Elite 2
11480

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 2x 2.49 GHz – Vortex
4x 1.59 GHz – Tempest
2x 4.6 GHz
Number of cores 6 2
Instruction Set ARMv8.3-A ARMv9.2-A
Lithography 7 nm 3 nm
Number of transistors 6900 million
TDP 6 Watt
Neural Processing NPU Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification NVMe

Graphics

GPU name Apple gen. 2
GPU Architecture Apple GPU
GPU frequency 1125 MHz
Execution units 4
Shaders 256

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2688x1242
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 1 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.35 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 2018 Quarter 3 2025 Quarter 3
Partnumber APL1W81 SM8850
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship