Apple A9 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A9 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 636. 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

A9

Snapdragon 636

174837

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

A9

624

Snapdragon 636

274

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A9

961

Snapdragon 636

1129

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 1.85 GHz – Apple Twister	4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A73 (Kryo 260 Gold) 4x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53 (Kryo 260 Silver)
Number of cores	2	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Number of transistors	2000 million	2000 million
TDP	5 Watt	5 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple M9	Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 4 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	1333 MHz	1333 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name	Imagination PowerVR GT7600	Adreno 509
GPU Architecture	PowerVR Rogue	Qualcomm Adreno 500
GPU frequency	650 MHz	720 MHz
Execution units	6	1
Shaders	192	128
DirectX		12
OpenCL API	1.2	2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.1	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2048x1536	1920x1200
Max camera resolution	1x 32MP, 2x 12MP	1x 24MP, 2x 16MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	0.45 Gbps	0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.15 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	4.2	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS