Apple A18 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A18 Pro with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4. 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

Score
A18 Pro
3571
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2171

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
A18 Pro
9062
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
6935

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 4x 2.42 GHz – Apple Sawtooth 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X4
2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A720
Number of cores 4 3
Instruction Set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A
Lithography 3 nm 4 nm
TDP 10 Watt
Neural Processing Apple Neural Engine Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 8 GB up to 24 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 3750 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name Apple A18 pro GPU Adreno 825
GPU Architecture Apple GPU Qualcomm Adreno 800
GPU frequency 1490 MHz 1150 MHz
Execution units 6 2
Shaders 768 1024
DirectX 12
OpenCL API 2.0
Vulkan API 1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3840x2160
Max camera resolution 1x 48MP 1x 320MP
Max Video Capture 4K@120fps 8K@60fps
Video codec support AV1
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
MJPEG (Motion JPEG)
VP8
VP9
AV1
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 10 Gbps 4.2 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth 5.3 6.0
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2024 Quarter 3 2025 Quarter 2
Partnumber APL1V07 SM8735
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship