CPU A
Apple A11 Bionic
6 cores 2390 MHz 10 nanometers Apple GPU
Mobile processor comparison
Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
8 cores 3200 MHz 7 nanometers Adreno 650
Compared fields
43
Different values
40
Quick factual highlights
Apple A11 Bionic
No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
- More CPU cores
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed download speed
CPU
| Specification | Apple A11 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 2.39 GHz - Monsoon4x 1.42 GHz - Mistral | 1x 3.2 GHz - Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)3x 2.42 GHz - Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)4x 1.8 GHz - Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
| CPU cores | 6 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 2390 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process technology | 10 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistors | 4.3 billion | Not available |
| TDP | 8 W | 10 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Apple A11 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 64 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | Not available | 4 MB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Memory bus | 2x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 14.9 Gbit/s | 44 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 3 GB | 16 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Apple A11 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU | Adreno 650 |
| GPU architecture | Not available | Adreno 600 |
| GPU clock | Not available | 675 MHz |
| Execution units | 3 | 2 |
| Shaders | Not available | 512 |
| FLOPS | 325 Gigaflops | 1372 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Neural Engine | Hexagon 698 |
Display and media
| Specification | Apple A11 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 2436 x 1125 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 2x 12MP | 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple A11 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 12 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G | No | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 600 Mbps | Up to 2500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 316 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
General
| Specification | Apple A11 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | September 2017 | January 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | APL1W72 | SM8250-AC |
| Storage support | NVMe | UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 |
| Devices in database | Not available | 56 |
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 870
Huawei MatePad Pro 11-inch WiFi
- Display
- OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixels…
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 8300 mAh
Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 WiFi
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixels…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 7250 mAh
PDF manual
Oppo Pad WiFi
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixel…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 8360 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Oppo Reno 6 Pro 5G CPH2247
- Display
- AMOLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Oppo Reno 6 Pro+ 5G Detective Conan
- Display
- AMOLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Oppo Reno 6 Pro+ 5G
- Display
- AMOLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
- RAM
- 8 GB, 12 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Oppo Find X3
- Display
- AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3216 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4500 mAh
5G
Vivo iQOO Neo6 India
- Display
- AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
- RAM
- 8 GB, 12 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4700 mAh
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