Apple A12 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 7870

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A12 Bionic with Samsung Exynos 7870. 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
6x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores 6 8
Instruction Set ARMv8.3-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Number of transistors 6900 million 2000 million
TDP 6 Watt
Neural Processing NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 4 GB up to 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR3
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 933 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 1x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification NVMe eMMC 5.1

Graphics

GPU name Apple gen. 2 Mali-T830 MP1
GPU Architecture Apple GPU Midgard
GPU frequency 1125 MHz 700 MHz
Execution units 4 1
Shaders 256 16
OpenCL API 1.2
OpenGL API ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2688x1242 1920x1200
Max camera resolution 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP 1x 16MP, 2x 8MP
Max Video Capture 4K@60fps FullHD@60fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 1 Gbps 0.3 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.35 Gbps 0.05 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 5.0 4.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
BeiDou
GPS
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2018 Quarter 3 2016 Quarter 1
Partnumber APL1W81
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Low-end

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
A12 Bionic
648957
Exynos 7870
142158

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
A12 Bionic
1283
Exynos 7870
487

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
A12 Bionic
2889
Exynos 7870
168