Apple A18 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A18 Pro with Qualcomm Snapdragon 439. 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 | 4x 1.45 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
| Number of cores | 4 | 4 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| Lithography | 3 nm | 12 nm |
| Number of transistors | 5500 million | |
| TDP | 10 Watt | 5 Watt |
| Neural Processing | Apple Neural Engine | Qualcomm Hexagon 536 |
Memory (RAM)
| Max amount | up to 8 GB | up to 5 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 | 650 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, 2x 8MP |
| 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 | 0.15 Gbps |
| Peak Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 0.08 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 (802.11be) | 5 (802.11ac) |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.0 |
| Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS |
Supplemental Information
| Launch Date | 2024 Quarter 3 | 2018 Quarter 2 |
| Partnumber | APL1V07 | SDM439 |
| Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
| Positioning | Flagship | Low-end |
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