Apple A18 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A18 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 | 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 | 675 MHz |
Execution units | 5 | 3 |
Shaders | 640 | 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 | APL1V08 | SM8150-AC |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
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