Apple A18 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A18 Pro with Qualcomm Snapdragon 435. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?
GeekBench 6 Single-Core
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GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
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CPU cores and architecture
Architecture | 4x 2.42 GHz – Apple Sawtooth | 8x 1.4 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
Number of cores | 4 | 8 |
Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8-A |
Lithography | 3 nm | 28 nm |
Number of transistors | 1000 million | |
TDP | 10 Watt | 4 Watt |
Neural Processing | Apple Neural Engine | Qualcomm Hexagon 536 |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 8 GB | up to 4 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR3 |
Memory frequency | 3750 MHz | 800 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 1x32 bit |
Graphics
GPU name | Apple A18 pro GPU | Adreno 505 |
GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 500 |
GPU frequency | 1490 MHz | 450 MHz |
Execution units | 6 | 1 |
Shaders | 768 | 48 |
DirectX | 11 | |
OpenCL API | 2.0 | |
Vulkan API | 1.0 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 1920x1200 | |
Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP | 1x 21MP |
Max Video Capture | 4K@120fps | FullHD+@30fps |
Video codec support | AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) MJPEG (Motion JPEG) VP8 VP9 |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 |
Wireless
4G network | Yes | Yes |
5G network | Yes | Yes |
Peak Download Speed | 10 Gbps | 0.3 Gbps |
Peak Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 0.1 Gbps |
Wi-Fi | 7 (802.11be) | 5 (802.11ac) |
Bluetooth | 5.3 | 4.1 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2024 Quarter 3 | 2016 Quarter 1 |
Partnumber | APL1V07 | MSM8940 |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Low-end |
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