Apple A18 vs MediaTek Dimensity 1200

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A18 with MediaTek Dimensity 1200. 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

Dimensity 1200

682572

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

A18

3435

Dimensity 1200

1008

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A18

8515

Dimensity 1200

3552

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 2.42 GHz – Apple Sawtooth	1x 3 GHz – Cortex-A78 3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	3 nm	6 nm
TDP	9 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	MediaTek APU 3.0

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

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.1

Graphics

GPU name	Apple A18 GPU	Mali-G77 MP9
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Mali Valhall
GPU frequency	1490 MHz	850 MHz
Execution units	5	9
Shaders	640	144
OpenCL API		2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API		1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution		2520x1080
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP	1x 2000MP, 1x 32MP + 1x 16MP
Max Video Capture	4K@120fps	4K@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	4.7 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps	2.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.3	5.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS