Apple A18 Pro vs Samsung Exynos 1280

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A18 Pro with Samsung Exynos 1280. 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?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

A18 Pro

Exynos 1280

465756

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

A18 Pro

3571

Exynos 1280

841

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A18 Pro

9062

Exynos 1280

1902

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 2.42 GHz – Apple Sawtooth	2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	3 nm	5 nm
TDP	10 Watt	6 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 8 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	3750 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.2

Graphics

GPU name	Apple A18 pro GPU	Mali-G68 MP4
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Mali Valhall
GPU frequency	1490 MHz	1000 MHz
Execution units	6	4
Shaders	768	64
OpenCL API		2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API		1.2

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution		2960x1440@120Hz
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP	1x 108MP
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) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	10 Gbps	2.55 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps	1.84 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.3	5.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS