Apple A18 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A18 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855. 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
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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 | 1x 2.84 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime) 3x 2.4 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 |
TDP | 9 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 GPU | Adreno 640 |
GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 600 |
GPU frequency | 1490 MHz | 590 MHz |
Execution units | 5 | 4 |
Shaders | 640 | 384 |
DirectX | 12 | |
OpenCL API | 2.0 | |
OpenGL API | ES 3.2 | |
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 |
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 Gbps |
Peak Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 0.316 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 | 2018 Quarter 4 |
Partnumber | APL1V08 | SM8150 |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
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