Apple A15 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 800U

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A15 Bionic with MediaTek Dimensity 800U. 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 3.24 GHz – Avalanche 4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard	2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A76 6x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	6	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.5-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Number of transistors	15000 million
TDP	6 Watt
Neural Processing	NPU	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 6 GB	up to 12 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

NVMe

UFS 2.2

Graphics

GPU name	Apple gen. 5	Mali-G57 MP3
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Valhall
GPU frequency	1338 MHz	850 MHz
Execution units	5	3
Shaders	640	48
DirectX		12
OpenCL API		2.1
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API		1.2

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2732x2048	2520x1080@120Hz
Max camera resolution		1x 64MP, 1x 20MP + 1x 16MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@30FPS
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	7.5 Gbps	2.77 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3 Gbps	1.2 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.0	5.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date	2021 Quarter 3	2020 Quarter 3
Partnumber	APL1W07	MT6853V, MT6853V/TNZA, MT6853/TNZA, MT6853T
Vertical Segment	Mobiles	Mobiles
Positioning	Flagship	Mid-end