Apple A18 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A18 Pro 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?
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CPU cores and architecture
Architecture | 4x 2.42 GHz – Apple Sawtooth | 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A73 (Kryo 260 Gold) 4x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53 (Kryo 260 Silver) |
Number of cores | 4 | 8 |
Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8-A |
Lithography | 3 nm | 14 nm |
Number of transistors | 2000 million | |
TDP | 10 Watt | 5 Watt |
Neural Processing | Apple Neural Engine | Qualcomm Hexagon 680 |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 8 GB | up to 8 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
Memory frequency | 3750 MHz | 1333 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 2x16 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | UFS 2.1 |
Graphics
GPU name | Apple A18 pro GPU | Adreno 509 |
GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 500 |
GPU frequency | 1490 MHz | 720 MHz |
Execution units | 6 | 1 |
Shaders | 768 | 128 |
DirectX | 12 | |
OpenCL API | 2.0 | |
OpenGL API | ES 3.2 | |
Vulkan API | 1.0 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 1920x1200 | |
Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP | 1x 24MP, 2x 16MP |
Max Video Capture | 4K@120fps | 4K@30fps |
Video codec support | AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) MJPEG (Motion JPEG) VP8 VP9 |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9 |
Wireless
4G network | Yes | Yes |
5G network | Yes | Yes |
Peak Download Speed | 10 Gbps | 0.6 Gbps |
Peak Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 0.15 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 | 2017 Quarter 4 |
Partnumber | APL1V07 | SDM636 |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Mid-end |
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