Apple M1 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 632

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M1 (iPad) with Qualcomm Snapdragon 632. 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

M1 (iPad)

Snapdragon 632

144893

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

M1 (iPad)

2297

Snapdragon 632

263

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M1 (iPad)

8397

Snapdragon 632

1048

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 3.2 GHz – Apple Icestorm	4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A73 (Kryo 250 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53 (Kryo 250 Silver)
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.5-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	5 nm	14 nm
Number of transistors	16000 million	2000 million
TDP	14 Watt	5 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	Qualcomm Hexagon 546

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR3
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	933 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

eMMC 5.1

Graphics

GPU name	Apple M1 GPU	Adreno 506
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 500
GPU frequency	1278 MHz	650 MHz
Execution units	8	1
Shaders	1024	96
DirectX		12
OpenCL API		2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.1
Vulkan API		1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2732x2048	1920x1200
Max camera resolution		1x 40MP, 2x 13MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) MJPEG (Motion JPEG) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	7.5 Gbps	0.3 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	2.5 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth	5.0	5.0
Satellite navigation	GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS