CPU A
Apple A12 Bionic
6 cores 2490 MHz 7 nanometers Apple A12 Bionic GPU
Mobile processor comparison
Apple A12 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
8 cores 2300 MHz 8 nanometers Adreno 618
Compared fields
43
Different values
37
Quick factual highlights
Apple A12 Bionic
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
- Higher listed download speed
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
- More CPU cores
CPU
| Specification | Apple A12 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 2.49 GHz - Vortex4x 1.6 GHz - Tempest | 2x 2.3 GHz - Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76)6x 1.8 GHz - Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
| CPU cores | 6 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 2490 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.3-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process technology | 7 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Transistors | 6.9 billion | Not available |
| TDP | 6 W | 5 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Apple A12 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 128 KB | Not available |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | Not available |
| L3 cache | Not available | 1 MB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Memory bus | 1x 64 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 34.1 Gbit/s | 13.91 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 12 GB | 8 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Apple A12 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple A12 Bionic GPU | Adreno 618 |
| GPU architecture | Not available | Adreno 600 |
| GPU clock | 1125 MHz | 750 MHz |
| Execution units | 32 | 2 |
| Shaders | 256 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 560 Gigaflops | 435 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Yes | Qualcomm Hexagon 692 DSP |
Display and media
| Specification | Apple A12 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 2688 x 1242 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 2x 12MP | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS, 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 | 384 kHz/32 bit |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple A12 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 15 |
| 5G | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 1000 Mbps | Up to 800 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
General
| Specification | Apple A12 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G |
|---|---|---|
| Release | September 2018 | January 2020 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | APL1W81 | SM7125 |
| Storage support | NVMe | UFS 2.1 |
| Devices in database | Not available | 33 |
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 720G
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite SM-P619
- Display
- TFT 16M colors 1200 × 2000 pixels (10.40 inch…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 7040 mAh
PDF manual
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite WiFi SM-P613
- Display
- TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1200 × 2000 pixels (10…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 7040 mAh
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Samsung Galaxy A52 Dual SIM
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400…
- RAM
- 4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4500 mAh
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Samsung Galaxy A52
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 p…
- RAM
- 4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4500 mAh
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Samsung Galaxy A72 Dual SIM
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 p…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5000 mAh
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Samsung Galaxy A72
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5000 mAh
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Oppo Reno6 CPH2235
- Display
- AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2400 pixels (6.40 in…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4310 mAh
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Oppo Reno 5 Marvel Edition
- Display
- AMOLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4310 mAh
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