Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A15 Bionic with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4. 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?
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CPU cores and architecture
Architecture | 2x 3.24 GHz – Avalanche 4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard |
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X4 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A720 |
Number of cores | 6 | 3 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv9.2-A |
Lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
Number of transistors | 15000 million | |
TDP | 6 Watt | |
Neural Processing | NPU | Qualcomm Hexagon |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 6 GB | up to 24 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 4800 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | NVMe |
Graphics
GPU name | Apple gen. 5 | Adreno 825 |
GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 800 |
GPU frequency | 1338 MHz | 1150 MHz |
Execution units | 5 | 2 |
Shaders | 640 | 1024 |
DirectX | 12 | |
OpenCL API | 2.0 | |
Vulkan API | 1.3 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 2732x2048 | 3840x2160 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | |
Max Video Capture | 4K@60fps | 8K@60fps |
Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9 |
AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9 |
Wireless
4G network | Yes | Yes |
5G network | Yes | Yes |
Peak Download Speed | 7.5 Gbps | 4.2 Gbps |
Peak Upload Speed | 3 Gbps | |
Wi-Fi | 6 (802.11ax) | 7 (802.11be) |
Bluetooth | 5.0 | 6.0 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2021 Quarter 3 | 2025 Quarter 2 |
Partnumber | APL1W07 | SM8735 |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
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