Apple A18 vs Samsung Exynos 7870
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A18 with Samsung Exynos 7870. 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
GeekBench 6 Single-Core
Score
GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
Score
CPU cores and architecture
| Architecture | 4x 2.42 GHz – Apple Sawtooth | 6x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
| Number of cores | 4 | 8 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| Lithography | 3 nm | 14 nm |
| Number of transistors | 2000 million | |
| TDP | 9 Watt | |
| Neural Processing | Apple Neural Engine |
Memory (RAM)
| Max amount | up to 8 GB | up to 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR3 |
| Memory frequency | 3750 MHz | 933 MHz |
| Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 1x32 bit |
Storage
| Storage specification | eMMC 5.1 |
Graphics
| GPU name | Apple A18 GPU | Mali-T830 MP1 |
| GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Mali Midgard |
| GPU frequency | 1490 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Execution units | 5 | 1 |
| Shaders | 640 | 16 |
| OpenCL API | 1.2 | |
| OpenGL API | ES 3.2 | |
| Vulkan API | 1.0 |
Camera, Video, Display
| Max screen resolution | 1920x1200 | |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP | 1x 16MP, 2x 8MP |
| Max Video Capture | 4K@120fps | FullHD@60fps |
| Video codec support | AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) MJPEG (Motion JPEG) VP8 VP9 |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 |
Wireless
| 4G network | Yes | Yes |
| 5G network | Yes | Yes |
| Peak Download Speed | 10 Gbps | 0.3 Gbps |
| Peak Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 0.05 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 (802.11be) | 5 (802.11ac) |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 4.1 |
| Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
BeiDou GPS GLONASS |
Supplemental Information
| Launch Date | 2024 Quarter 3 | 2016 Quarter 1 |
| Partnumber | APL1V08 | |
| Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
| Positioning | Flagship | Low-end |
Popular comparisons:
1
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G
2
Google Tensor G4 vs MediaTek Dimensity 7050
3
Apple A9 vs Unisoc Tiger T618
4
HiSilicon Kirin 9010 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
5
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
6
Unisoc Tiger T616 vs MediaTek Dimensity 6020
7
Google Tensor G5 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
8
Samsung Exynos 7870 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3
9
MediaTek MT6739 vs HiSilicon Kirin 8000
10
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs MediaTek Helio G85