Apple M2 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M2 (iPad) with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus. 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 888 Plus
830154

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
M2 (iPad)
2620
Snapdragon 888 Plus
1165

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
M2 (iPad)
9793
Snapdragon 888 Plus
3612

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 4x 2.42 GHz – Apple Blizzard 1x 3.00 GHz – Cortex-X1 (Kryo 680 Prime)
3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A78 (Kryo 680 Gold)
4x 1.80 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 680 Silver)
Number of cores 4 8
Instruction Set ARMv8.5-A ARMv8.2-A
Lithography 5 nm 5 nm
Number of transistors 20000 million 10300 million
TDP 20 Watt 8 Watt
Neural Processing Apple Neural Engine Qualcomm Hexagon 780

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 24 GB up to 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 3.1

Graphics

GPU name Apple M2 GPU Adreno 660
GPU Architecture Apple GPU Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency 1398 MHz 900 MHz
Execution units 8 2
Shaders 1024 512
DirectX 12
OpenCL API 2.0
OpenGL API ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2732x2048 3840x2160@60Hz
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 64MP
Max Video Capture 4K@60fps 8K@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 7.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 3 Gbps 3 Gbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth 5.0 5.2
Satellite navigation GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2022 Quarter 2 2021 Quarter 3
Partnumber APL1109 SM8350-AC
Vertical Segment Tablets Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship