Apple A16 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A16 Bionic with Qualcomm Snapdragon 821. 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 3.46 GHz – Everest 4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth |
4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 4x 1.6 GHz – Kryo |
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 | 11 Watt |
Neural Processing | NPU | Qualcomm Hexagon 680 |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 6 GB | up to 8 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4 |
Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 1866 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 2x16 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | NVMe | UFS 2.0 |
Graphics
GPU name | Apple gen. 6 | Adreno 530 |
GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Adreno 500 |
GPU frequency | 1398 MHz | 650 MHz |
Execution units | 5 | 2 |
Shaders | 640 | 256 |
DirectX | 11.2 | |
OpenCL API | 2.0 | |
OpenGL API | ES 3.1 | |
Vulkan API | 1.0 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 2796x1290 | 3840x2160 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP | 1x 28MP, 2x |
Max Video Capture | 4K@60fps | 4K@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 | 0.6 Gbps |
Peak Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 0.15 Gbps |
Wi-Fi | 6 (802.11ax) | 5 (802.11ac) |
Bluetooth | 5.3 | 4.1 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2022 Quarter 3 | 2016 Quarter 3 |
Partnumber | APL1W10 | MSM8996 Pro-AB, MSM8996 Pro-AC |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
AnTuTu 10
Total Score
GeekBench 6 Single-Core
Score
GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
Score
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