Apple M4 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M4 (iPad) with Qualcomm Snapdragon 685. 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

M4 (iPad)

Snapdragon 685

276375

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

M4 (iPad)

3748

Snapdragon 685

373

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M4 (iPad)

14604

Snapdragon 685

1597

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 4.4 GHz	4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73 (Kryo 265 Gold) 4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53 (Kryo 265 Silver)
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	3 nm	6 nm
Number of transistors	28000 million
TDP	14 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	7500 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.2

Graphics

GPU name	Apple M4 GPU	Adreno 610
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency	1598 MHz	950 MHz
Execution units	10	2
Shaders	1280	128
DirectX		12
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API		1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2064x2752	2520x1080
Max camera resolution		1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	FullHD@60fps
Video codec support	AV1 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	10 Gbps	0.39 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.3	5.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS