Apple A12 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A12 Bionic with Qualcomm Snapdragon 820. 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 2.15 GHz – Kryo 2x 1.6 GHz – Kryo |
Number of cores | 6 | 4 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8.3-A | ARMv8-A |
Lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
Number of transistors | 6900 million | |
TDP | 6 Watt | 11 Watt |
Neural Processing | NPU | Qualcomm Hexagon 680 |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 4 GB | up to 8 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4 |
Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 2x32 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | NVMe | UFS 2.0 |
Graphics
GPU name | Apple gen. 2 | Adreno 530 |
GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 500 |
GPU frequency | 1125 MHz | 620 MHz |
Execution units | 4 | 2 |
Shaders | 256 | 256 |
DirectX | 11.2 | |
OpenCL API | 2.0 | |
OpenGL API | ES 3.2 | |
Vulkan API | 1.0 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 2688x1242 | 3840x2160 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP | 1x 28MP, 2x 13MP |
Max Video Capture | 4K@60fps | 4K@30fps |
Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) |
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 | 4.1 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2018 Quarter 3 | 2015 Quarter 4 |
Partnumber | APL1W81 | MSM8996 |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
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