Apple A17 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A17 Pro 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?
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 3.78 GHz – Apple Unknown 6x 1.8 GHz – Apple Unknown |
4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 4x 1.6 GHz – Kryo |
| Number of cores | 6 | 8 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8-A | |
| Lithography | 3 nm | 14 nm |
| Number of transistors | 19000 million | 2000 million |
| TDP | 8 Watt | 11 Watt |
| Neural Processing | NPU | Qualcomm Hexagon 680 |
Memory (RAM)
| Max amount | up to 8 GB | up to 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4 |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 2x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 51.2 Gbit/s |
Storage
| Storage specification | NVMe | UFS 2.0 |
Graphics
| GPU name | Apple gen. 7 | Adreno 530 |
| GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 500 |
| GPU frequency | 1398 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Execution units | 6 | 2 |
| Shaders | 768 | 256 |
| DirectX | 11.2 | |
| OpenCL API | 2.0 | |
| OpenGL API | ES 3.1 | |
| Vulkan API | 1.0 |
Camera, Video, Display
| Max screen resolution | 3840x2160 | |
| Max camera resolution | 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 NavIC QZSS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
Supplemental Information
| Launch Date | 2023 Quarter 3 | 2016 Quarter 3 |
| Partnumber | APL1V02 | MSM8996 Pro-AB, MSM8996 Pro-AC |
| Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
| Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
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