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Mobile processor comparison

Apple A9 vs Apple A11 Bionic

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CPU A

Apple A9

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

CPU

SpecificationApple A9Apple A11 Bionic
Architecture 2x 1.85 GHz - Twister 2x 2.39 GHz - Monsoon4x 1.42 GHz - Mistral
CPU cores 2 6
Clock speed 1850 MHz 2390 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8-A
Process technology 14 nanometers 10 nanometers
Transistors 2 billion 4.3 billion
TDP 5 W 8 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationApple A9Apple A11 Bionic
L1 cache 128 KB 64 KB
L2 cache 3 MB 8 MB
L3 cache 4 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR4 LPDDR4
Memory frequency 1333 MHz 1866 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 14.9 Gbit/s 14.9 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 4 GB 3 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationApple A9Apple A11 Bionic
GPU PowerVR GT7600 Apple GPU
GPU architecture Rogue Not available
GPU clock 650 MHz Not available
Execution units 6 3
Shaders 192 Not available
FLOPS Not available 325 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.0
OpenCL 1.2 2.1
DirectX 11 12
Neural processor / NPU Apple M9 Neural Engine

Display and media

SpecificationApple A9Apple A11 Bionic
Maximum display resolution 1920 x 1080 2436 x 1125
Maximum camera resolution 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP 2x 12MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265 H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationApple A9Apple A11 Bionic
4G LTE Cat. 6 LTE Cat. 12
5G No No
Download speed Up to 450 Mbps Up to 600 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 4.2 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

SpecificationApple A9Apple A11 Bionic
Release September 2015 September 2017
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number APL0898 APL1W72
Storage support NVMe NVMe
Devices in database 13 Not available
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

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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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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