Apple A14 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A14 Bionic with Qualcomm Snapdragon 430. 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 3.09 GHz – Firestorm 4x 1.82 GHz – Icestorm |
8x 1.4 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
| Number of cores | 6 | 8 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv8-A |
| Lithography | 5 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 11800 million | 1000 million |
| TDP | 6 Watt | 6 Watt |
| Neural Processing | NPU | Qualcomm Hexagon 536 |
Memory (RAM)
| Max amount | up to 6 GB | up to 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR3 |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 1x32 bit |
Storage
| Storage specification | NVMe |
Graphics
| GPU name | Apple gen. 4 | Adreno 505 |
| GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 500 |
| GPU frequency | 1462 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Execution units | 4 | 1 |
| Shaders | 256 | 48 |
| DirectX | 11 | |
| OpenCL API | 2.0 | |
| Vulkan API | 1.0 |
Camera, Video, Display
| Max screen resolution | 2732x2048 | 1920x1200 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 21MP | |
| Max Video Capture | 4K@60fps | FullHD+@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 | 7.5 Gbps | 0.15 Gbps |
| Peak Upload Speed | 2.5 Gbps | 0.08 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 (802.11ax) | 5 (802.11ac) |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 4.1 |
| Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS |
Supplemental Information
| Launch Date | 2020 Quarter 4 | 2015 Quarter 3 |
| Partnumber | APL1W01 | MSM8937 |
| Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
| Positioning | Flagship | Low-end |
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