Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 vs Apple A12 Bionic

Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.

Compared fields 43
Different values 39
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
  • More CPU cores
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
Apple A12 Bionic
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3Apple A12 Bionic
Architecture 1x 2.63 GHz - Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715)3x 2.4 GHz - Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715)4x 1.8 GHz - Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510) 2x 2.49 GHz - Vortex4x 1.6 GHz - Tempest
CPU cores 8 6
Clock speed 2630 MHz 2490 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.6-A ARMv8.3-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 7 nanometers
Transistors Not available 6.9 billion
TDP Not available 6 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3Apple A12 Bionic
L1 cache Not available 128 KB
L2 cache Not available 8 MB
L3 cache 4 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 1x 64 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 25.6 Gbit/s 34.1 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3Apple A12 Bionic
GPU Adreno 720 Apple A12 Bionic GPU
GPU architecture Adreno 700 Not available
GPU clock 975 MHz 1125 MHz
Execution units Not available 32
Shaders 256 256
FLOPS 998.4 Gigaflops 560 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX Not available 12
Neural processor / NPU Yes Yes

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3Apple A12 Bionic
Maximum display resolution 3360 x 1600 2688 x 1242
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP 2x 12MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG
Audio codecs - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV AAC, AAC‑LC, Apple Lossless, HE‑AAC, Linear PCM, AAX и AAX+, HE‑AAC v2, MP3

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3Apple A12 Bionic
4G LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
5G Yes No
Download speed Up to 5000 Mbps Up to 1000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.4 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3Apple A12 Bionic
Release November 2023 September 2018
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number SM7550-AB APL1W81
Storage support UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 NVMe
Devices in database 3 Not available
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

5G
Oppo K12 Plus
Oppo

Oppo K12 Plus

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6400 mAh
5G
Oppo K12
Oppo

Oppo K12

3.0
Smartphone
Display
LTPS AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5500 mAh
5G
Vivo S18
Vivo

Vivo S18

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1260 × 2800 pixe…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
Honor Pad 10
Honor

Honor Pad 10

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pix…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 10100 mAh
5G
Honor Power
Honor

Honor Power

3.2
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1224 × 2700 pixe…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Si-Car 8000 mAh
5G
Honor 300
Honor

Honor 300

3.8
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1200 × 2664 pixe…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5300 mAh
5G
Honor 100
Honor

Honor 100

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1200 × 2644 pixels…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Motorola Edge 50s Pro
Motorola

Motorola Edge 50s Pro

3.8
Smartphone
Display
P-OLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4500 mAh

Apple A12 Bionic

No linked devices were found in the sampled legacy tables.