Apple A18 vs Samsung Exynos 850

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A18 with Samsung Exynos 850. 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

Exynos 850

193857

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

A18

3435

Exynos 850

218

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A18

8515

Exynos 850

854

CPU cores and architecture

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

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 8 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	3750 MHz	1866 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

eMMC 5.1

Graphics

GPU name	Apple A18 GPU	Mali-G52 MP1
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Mali Bifrost
GPU frequency	1490 MHz	820 MHz
Execution units	5	1
Shaders	640	16
DirectX		11
OpenCL API		2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API		1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution		2520x1080
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP	1x 48MP, 1x 16MP + 1x 5MP
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 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	10 Gbps	0.3 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.3	5.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS