Apple A18 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A18 Pro with Qualcomm Snapdragon 820. 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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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 | 2x 2.15 GHz – Kryo 2x 1.6 GHz – Kryo |
Number of cores | 4 | 4 |
Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8-A |
Lithography | 3 nm | 14 nm |
TDP | 10 Watt | 11 Watt |
Neural Processing | Apple Neural Engine | Qualcomm Hexagon 680 |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 8 GB | up to 8 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4 |
Memory frequency | 3750 MHz | 1866 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 2x32 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | UFS 2.0 |
Graphics
GPU name | Apple A18 pro GPU | Adreno 530 |
GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 500 |
GPU frequency | 1490 MHz | 620 MHz |
Execution units | 6 | 2 |
Shaders | 768 | 256 |
DirectX | 11.2 | |
OpenCL API | 2.0 | |
OpenGL API | ES 3.2 | |
Vulkan API | 1.0 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 3840x2160 | |
Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP | 1x 28MP, 2x 13MP |
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) |
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 | 4.1 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2024 Quarter 3 | 2015 Quarter 4 |
Partnumber | APL1V07 | MSM8996 |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
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