Apple A12 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A12 Bionic with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865. 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?
CPU cores and architecture
Architecture | 2x 2.49 GHz – Vortex 4x 1.59 GHz – Tempest |
1x 2.84 GHz – Cortex-A77 (Kryo 585 Prime) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A77 (Kryo 585 Gold) 4x 1.80 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 585 Silver) |
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 | Qualcomm Hexagon 698 |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 4 GB | up to 16 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 2750 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | NVMe |
Graphics
GPU name | Apple gen. 2 | Adreno 650 |
GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Adreno 600 |
GPU frequency | 1125 MHz | 590 MHz |
Execution units | 4 | 2 |
Shaders | 256 | 512 |
DirectX | 12 | |
OpenCL API | 2.0 | |
OpenGL API | ES 3.2 | |
Vulkan API | 1.1 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 2688x1242 | 3840x2160@60Hz |
Max camera resolution | 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP | 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP |
Max Video Capture | 4K@60fps | 8K@30fps, 4K@120fps |
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 | 7.5 Gbps |
Peak Upload Speed | 0.35 Gbps | 3 Gbps |
Wi-Fi | 5 (802.11ac) | 6 (802.11ax) |
Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.1 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2018 Quarter 3 | 2019 Quarter 4 |
Partnumber | APL1W81 | SM8250, SM8250-AB, SD865 |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
AnTuTu 10
Total Score
GeekBench 6 Single-Core
Score
GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
Score
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