CPU A
Apple A11 Bionic
6 cores 2390 MHz 10 nanometers Apple GPU
Mobile processor comparison
Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
8 cores 2840 MHz 5 nanometers Adreno 660
Compared fields
43
Different values
40
Quick factual highlights
Apple A11 Bionic
No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
- More CPU cores
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed download speed
CPU
| Specification | Apple A11 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 2.39 GHz - Monsoon4x 1.42 GHz - Mistral | 1x 2.84 GHz - Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)3x 2.42 GHz - Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)4x 1.8 GHz - Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
| CPU cores | 6 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 2390 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.4-A |
| Process technology | 10 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Transistors | 4.3 billion | Not available |
| TDP | 8 W | 10 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Apple A11 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 64 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | Not available | 4 MB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory bus | 2x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 14.9 Gbit/s | 51.2 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 3 GB | 24 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Apple A11 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU | Adreno 660 |
| GPU architecture | Not available | Adreno 600 |
| GPU clock | Not available | 840 MHz |
| Execution units | 3 | 2 |
| Shaders | Not available | 512 |
| FLOPS | 325 Gigaflops | 1720 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Neural Engine | Hexagon 780 |
Display and media
| Specification | Apple A11 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 120FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 30FPS |
| 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 888 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 12 | LTE Cat. 22 |
| 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 888 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | September 2017 | December 2020 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | APL1W72 | SM8350 |
| Storage support | NVMe | UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 |
| Devices in database | Not available | 51 |
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 888
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G Dual SIM
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 240…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 5G eSIM
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 Olympic Games
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 264…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3300 mAh
5G eSIM
Samsung W22 5G
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1768 × 220…
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4400 mAh
PDF manual 5G eSIM
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1768 × 220…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4400 mAh
PDF manual 5G eSIM
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 264…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3300 mAh
5G
Huawei MatePad Pro 11-inch GOT-W09
- Display
- OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixels…
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 8300 mAh
5G
Huawei MatePad Pro 11-inch
- Display
- OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixels…
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 8300 mAh
4G
Huawei Mate Xs 2 Collectors Edition
- Display
- OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1176 × 2480 pixels…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4880 mAh
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