CPU A
Apple A12 Bionic
6 cores 2490 MHz 7 nanometers Apple A12 Bionic GPU
Mobile processor comparison
Apple A12 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
8 cores 2200 MHz 4 nanometers Adreno 710
Compared fields
41
Different values
36
Quick factual highlights
Apple A12 Bionic
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Higher listed GPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
- More CPU cores
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed download speed
CPU
| Specification | Apple A12 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 2.49 GHz - Vortex4x 1.6 GHz - Tempest | 4x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A784x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 |
| CPU cores | 6 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 2490 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.3-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process technology | 7 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistors | 6.9 billion | Not available |
| TDP | 6 W | 7 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Apple A12 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 128 KB | Not available |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | Not available |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Memory bus | 1x 64 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 34.1 Gbit/s | 22 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 12 GB | 12 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Apple A12 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple A12 Bionic GPU | Adreno 710 |
| GPU architecture | Not available | Adreno 700 |
| GPU clock | 1125 MHz | 676 MHz |
| Execution units | 32 | Not available |
| Shaders | 256 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 560 Gigaflops | 346.1 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Yes | Yes |
Display and media
| Specification | Apple A12 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 2688 x 1242 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 2x 12MP | 1x 200MP |
| 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 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AACâLC, Apple Lossless, HEâAAC, Linear PCM, AAX и AAX+, HEâAAC v2, MP3 | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple A12 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G | No | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 1000 Mbps | Up to 2900 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 1600 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
General
| Specification | Apple A12 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | September 2018 | September 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | APL1W81 | SM6450 |
| Storage support | NVMe | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
Apple A12 Bionic
No linked devices were found in the sampled legacy tables.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
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5G
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- Display
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- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5800 mAh
5G
Honor Magic7 Lite
- Display
- AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1224 × 2700 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Si-Car 6600 mAh
5G
Honor X9c
- Display
- AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1224 × 2700 pixe…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Si-Car 6600 mAh
5G
Honor X60 Pro
- Display
- AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1224 × 2700 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB, 12 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 6600 mAh
5G
Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G 2024
- Display
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- RAM
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- Storage
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- Battery
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