CPU A
Apple A12 Bionic
6 cores 2490 MHz 7 nanometers Apple A12 Bionic GPU
Mobile processor comparison
Apple A12 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
8 cores 2800 MHz 6 nanometers Adreno 610
Compared fields
42
Different values
35
Quick factual highlights
Apple A12 Bionic
- Higher listed download speed
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
- More CPU cores
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
CPU
| Specification | Apple A12 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 2.49 GHz - Vortex4x 1.6 GHz - Tempest | 4x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A734x 1.9 GHz - Cortex-A53 |
| CPU cores | 6 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 2490 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.3-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process technology | 7 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Transistors | 6.9 billion | Not available |
| TDP | 6 W | Not available |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Apple A12 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 128 KB | Not available |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | Not available |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory bus | 1x 64 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 34.1 Gbit/s | 17 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 12 GB | 8 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Apple A12 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple A12 Bionic GPU | Adreno 610 |
| GPU architecture | Not available | Adreno 600 |
| GPU clock | 1125 MHz | 1260 MHz |
| Execution units | 32 | Not available |
| Shaders | 256 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 560 Gigaflops | 319.2 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Yes | Hexagon 686 |
Display and media
| Specification | Apple A12 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 2688 x 1242 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 2x 12MP | 1x 108MP, 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, AACâLC, Apple Lossless, HEâAAC, Linear PCM, AAX и AAX+, HEâAAC v2, MP3 | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple A12 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 13 |
| 5G | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 1000 Mbps | Up to 390 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
General
| Specification | Apple A12 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | September 2018 | March 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Low end |
| Model number | APL1W81 | SM6225-AD |
| Storage support | NVMe | UFS 2.2 |
| Devices in database | Not available | 9 |
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 685
4G
Oppo Reno12 FS 4G
- Display
- AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
4G
Oppo Reno12 F 4G
- Display
- AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
Honor Pad X9a WiFi
- Display
- IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1504 × 2508 pix…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 8300 mAh
4G
Honor Pad X9a
- Display
- IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1504 × 2508 pix…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 8300 mAh
4G
Honor X8c
- Display
- AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412 pixe…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
Honor Pad X9 Pro
- Display
- IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1200 × 2000 pix…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 8300 mAh
4G
Honor X7c 4G
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1610 pixe…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 6000 mAh
Honor Pad X9
- Display
- IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1200 × 2000 pix…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 7250 mAh
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