Apple A16 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A16 Bionic with Qualcomm Snapdragon 636. 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
Total Score
GeekBench 6 Single-Core
Score
GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
Score
CPU cores and architecture
Architecture | 2x 3.46 GHz – Everest 4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth |
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A73 (Kryo 260 Gold) 4x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53 (Kryo 260 Silver) |
Number of cores | 6 | 8 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8.6-A | ARMv8-A |
Lithography | 4 nm | 14 nm |
Number of transistors | 16000 million | 2000 million |
TDP | 8 Watt | 5 Watt |
Neural Processing | NPU | Qualcomm Hexagon 680 |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 6 GB | up to 8 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 1333 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 2x16 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | NVMe | UFS 2.1 |
Graphics
GPU name | Apple gen. 6 | Adreno 509 |
GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 500 |
GPU frequency | 1398 MHz | 720 MHz |
Execution units | 5 | 1 |
Shaders | 640 | 128 |
DirectX | 12 | |
OpenCL API | 2.0 | |
OpenGL API | ES 3.2 | |
Vulkan API | 1.0 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 2796x1290 | 1920x1200 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP | 1x 24MP, 2x 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 | 0.6 Gbps |
Peak Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 0.15 Gbps |
Wi-Fi | 6 (802.11ax) | 5 (802.11ac) |
Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.0 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2022 Quarter 3 | 2017 Quarter 4 |
Partnumber | APL1W10 | SDM636 |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Mid-end |
Popular comparisons:
1
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
2
HiSilicon Kirin 955 vs MediaTek Dimensity 900
3
MediaTek Helio G25 vs MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus
4
Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 vs HiSilicon Kirin 980
5
MediaTek Dimensity 1050 vs MediaTek Helio P95
6
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 vs MediaTek Dimensity 7050
7
MediaTek Helio G95 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G
8
MediaTek Dimensity 8400 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
9
Unisoc Tiger T700 vs Unisoc Tiger T620
10
Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus