Apple M2 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M2 (iPad) with Qualcomm Snapdragon 835. 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
M2 (iPad)
Snapdragon 835
308375

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
M2 (iPad)
2620
Snapdragon 835
383

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
M2 (iPad)
9793
Snapdragon 835
1694

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 4x 2.42 GHz – Apple Blizzard 4x 2.45 GHz – Cortex-A73 (Kryo 280 Gold)
4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53 (Kryo 280 Silver)
Number of cores 4 8
Instruction Set ARMv8.5-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 5 nm 10 nm
Number of transistors 20000 million 3000 million
TDP 20 Watt 9 Watt
Neural Processing Apple Neural Engine Qualcomm Hexagon 682

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 24 GB up to 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 1866 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name Apple M2 GPU Adreno 540
GPU Architecture Apple GPU Qualcomm Adreno 500
GPU frequency 1398 MHz 740 MHz
Execution units 8 2
Shaders 1024 384
DirectX 12
OpenCL API 2.0
OpenGL API ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2732x2048 3840x2160
Max camera resolution 1x 32MP, 2x 16MP
Max Video Capture 4K@60fps 4K@30fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 7.5 Gbps 1 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 3 Gbps 0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 5.0 5.0
Satellite navigation GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2022 Quarter 2 2017 Quarter 1
Partnumber APL1109 MSM8998, 8998, MSM8098, 8098
Vertical Segment Tablets Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship