Apple A18 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A18 Pro with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus. 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 | 1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) |
| Number of cores | 4 | 8 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Lithography | 3 nm | 7 nm |
| Number of transistors | 6700 million | |
| TDP | 10 Watt | 6 Watt |
| Neural Processing | Apple Neural Engine | Qualcomm Hexagon 690 |
Memory (RAM)
| Max amount | up to 8 GB | up to 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 3750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
Graphics
| GPU name | Apple A18 pro GPU | Adreno 640 |
| GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 1490 MHz | 675 MHz |
| Execution units | 6 | 3 |
| Shaders | 768 | 768 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | |
| OpenCL API | 2.0 | |
| Vulkan API | 1.1 |
Camera, Video, Display
| Max screen resolution | 3840x2160 | |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP |
| Max Video Capture | 4K@120fps | 4K@120fps |
| Video codec support | AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) MJPEG (Motion JPEG) VP8 VP9 |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9 |
Wireless
| 4G network | Yes | Yes |
| 5G network | Yes | Yes |
| Peak Download Speed | 10 Gbps | 5 Gbps |
| Peak Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 1.24 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 (802.11be) | 6 (802.11ax) |
| 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 | 2019 Quarter 3 |
| Partnumber | APL1V07 | SM8150-AC |
| Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
| Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
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