CPU A
Apple A11 Bionic
6 cores 2390 MHz 10 nanometers Apple GPU
Mobile processor comparison
Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
8 cores 2400 MHz 6 nanometers Adreno 610
Compared fields
42
Different values
37
Quick factual highlights
Apple A11 Bionic
- Higher listed download speed
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
- More CPU cores
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
CPU
| Specification | Apple A11 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 2.39 GHz - Monsoon4x 1.42 GHz - Mistral | 4x 2.4 GHz - Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)4x 1.9 GHz - Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53) |
| CPU cores | 6 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 2390 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process technology | 10 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Transistors | 4.3 billion | Not available |
| TDP | 8 W | Not available |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Apple A11 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 64 KB | Not available |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | Not available |
| Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 14.9 Gbit/s | 17 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 3 GB | 8 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Apple A11 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU | Adreno 610 |
| GPU architecture | Not available | Adreno 600 |
| GPU clock | Not available | 1114 MHz |
| Execution units | 3 | 2 |
| Shaders | Not available | 96 |
| FLOPS | 325 Gigaflops | Not available |
| Vulkan | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Neural Engine | Hexagon 686 |
Display and media
| Specification | Apple A11 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 2436 x 1125 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 2x 12MP | 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 1K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 1080p at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple A11 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 12 | LTE Cat. 13 |
| 5G | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 600 Mbps | Up to 390 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
General
| Specification | Apple A11 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | September 2017 | October 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | APL1W72 | SM6225 |
| Storage support | NVMe | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2 |
| Devices in database | Not available | 47 |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
Apple A11 Bionic
4G
Apple iPhone X
- Display
- OLED 16.7M colors 1125 × 2436 pixels (5.80 in…
- RAM
- 3 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 2716 mAh
4G
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
- 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
4G
Apple iPhone 8
- 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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
4G
Huawei Nova Y63
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixel…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 6000 mAh
4G
Huawei Nova 13i
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2388 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5000 mAh
4G
Huawei Nova Y72S
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixel…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 6000 mAh
4G
Huawei Enjoy 70S
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixel…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 6000 mAh
Huawei MatePad 10.4 SE WiFi
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1200 × 2000 pixels…
- RAM
- 3 GB, 4 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5100 mAh
4G
Huawei MatePad 10.4 SE
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1200 × 2000 pixels…
- RAM
- 3 GB, 4 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5100 mAh
4G
Huawei Nova 10 SE
- Display
- OLED 1.07G colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4500 mAh
4G
Huawei Enjoy 50 Pro
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2388 pixels…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5000 mAh
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