Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A15 Bionic with Qualcomm Snapdragon 425. 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 3.24 GHz – Avalanche 4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard |
4x 1.4 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
| Number of cores | 6 | 4 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv8-A |
| Lithography | 5 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 15000 million | 1000 million |
| TDP | 6 Watt | 5 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 | 667 MHz |
| Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 2x16 bit |
Storage
| Storage specification | NVMe |
Graphics
| GPU name | Apple gen. 5 | Adreno 308 |
| GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 300 |
| GPU frequency | 1338 MHz | 598 MHz |
| Execution units | 5 | 1 |
| Shaders | 640 | 24 |
| DirectX | 11 | |
| OpenCL API | 1.2 | |
| Vulkan API | 1.0 |
Camera, Video, Display
| Max screen resolution | 2732x2048 | 1280x800 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 16MP | |
| Max Video Capture | 4K@60fps | FullHD+@30fps |
| Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9 |
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 | 3 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 | 2021 Quarter 3 | 2016 Quarter 1 |
| Partnumber | APL1W07 | MSM8917 |
| Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
| Positioning | Flagship | Low-end |
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