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Mobile processor comparison

Apple A11 Bionic vs Apple A9

Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.

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Apple A9

2 cores 1850 MHz 14 nanometers PowerVR GT7600
Compared fields 43
Different values 32
Quick factual highlights
Apple A11 Bionic
  • More CPU cores
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
Apple A9 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
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Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationApple A11 BionicApple A9
Architecture 2x 2.39 GHz - Monsoon4x 1.42 GHz - Mistral 2x 1.85 GHz - Twister
CPU cores 6 2
Clock speed 2390 MHz 1850 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8-A
Process technology 10 nanometers 14 nanometers
Transistors 4.3 billion 2 billion
TDP 8 W 5 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationApple A11 BionicApple A9
L1 cache 64 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 8 MB 3 MB
L3 cache Not available 4 MB
Memory type LPDDR4 LPDDR4
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 1333 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 14.9 Gbit/s 14.9 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 3 GB 4 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationApple A11 BionicApple A9
GPU Apple GPU PowerVR GT7600
GPU architecture Not available Rogue
GPU clock Not available 650 MHz
Execution units 3 6
Shaders Not available 192
FLOPS 325 Gigaflops Not available
Vulkan 1.0 1.1
OpenCL 2.1 1.2
DirectX 12 11
Neural processor / NPU Neural Engine Apple M9

Display and media

SpecificationApple A11 BionicApple A9
Maximum display resolution 2436 x 1125 1920 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 2x 12MP 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG H.264, H.265
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationApple A11 BionicApple A9
4G LTE Cat. 12 LTE Cat. 6
5G No No
Download speed Up to 600 Mbps Up to 450 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.0 4.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

SpecificationApple A11 BionicApple A9
Release September 2017 September 2015
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number APL1W72 APL0898
Storage support NVMe NVMe
Devices in database Not available 13
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Apple A11 Bionic

4G
Apple iPhone X
Apple

Apple iPhone X

3.5
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors 1125 × 2436 pixels (5.80 in…
RAM
3 GB
Storage
64 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 2716 mAh
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4G
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Apple

Apple iPhone 8 Plus

3.9
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 1920 pixels (5.50 i…
RAM
3 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 2675 mAh
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4G
Apple iPhone 8
Apple

Apple iPhone 8

3.5
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors 750 × 1334 pixels (4.70…
RAM
2 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 1821 mAh
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Apple A9

4G
Apple iPhone 6s 32 GB
Apple

Apple iPhone 6s 32 GB

3.1
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 750 × 1334 pixels (4.70 in…
RAM
2 GB
Storage
32 GB
Battery
Li-Po 1715 mAh
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4G
Apple iPad 9.7
Apple

Apple iPad 9.7

3.5
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1536 × 2048 pixels (9.70 i…
Storage
32 GB
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4G
Apple iPad Pro 9.7
Apple

Apple iPad Pro 9.7

3.3
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1536 × 2048 pixels (9.70 i…
RAM
2 GB
Storage
32 GB
Battery
Li-Po
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