Apple A12 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 980
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A12 Bionic with Samsung Exynos 980. 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 |
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A77 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
Number of cores | 6 | 8 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8.3-A | ARMv8-A |
Lithography | 7 nm | 8 nm |
Number of transistors | 6900 million | |
TDP | 6 Watt | 9 Watt |
Neural Processing | NPU | NPU |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 4 GB | up to 8 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | NVMe | UFS 2.1 |
Graphics
GPU name | Apple gen. 2 | Mali-G76 MP5 |
GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Bifrost |
GPU frequency | 1125 MHz | 730 MHz |
Execution units | 4 | 5 |
Shaders | 256 | 80 |
OpenCL API | 2.1 | |
OpenGL API | ES 3.2 | |
Vulkan API | 1.3 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 2688x1242 | 3360x1440 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP | 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP |
Max Video Capture | 4K@60fps | 4K@120fps |
Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9 |
Wireless
4G network | Yes | Yes |
5G network | Yes | Yes |
Peak Download Speed | 1 Gbps | 3.55 Gbps |
Peak Upload Speed | 0.35 Gbps | 1.38 Gbps |
Wi-Fi | 5 (802.11ac) | 6 (802.11ax) |
Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.1 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2018 Quarter 3 | 2019 Quarter 3 |
Partnumber | APL1W81 | S5E9630 |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Mid-end |
AnTuTu 10
Total Score
GeekBench 6 Single-Core
Score
GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
Score
Popular comparisons:
1
HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G vs Apple A13 Bionic
2
MediaTek Dimensity 8200 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G
3
Unisoc Tiger T700 vs Samsung Exynos 9825
4
HiSilicon Kirin 935 vs Samsung Exynos 7870
5
Samsung Exynos 9810 vs Apple A12 Bionic
6
Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 vs Apple A16 Bionic
7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 vs HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
8
MediaTek Dimensity 720 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8020
9
MediaTek Dimensity 1200 vs MediaTek Dimensity 900
10
MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865