Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 vs Apple A13 Bionic

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

Compared fields 42
Different values 38
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
  • More CPU cores
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
Apple A13 Bionic
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Apple A13 Bionic
Architecture 4x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A734x 1.9 GHz - Cortex-A53 2x 2.66 GHz - Lightning4x 1.6 GHz - Thunder
CPU cores 8 6
Clock speed 2800 MHz 2660 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.4-A
Process technology 6 nanometers 7 nanometers
Transistors Not available 8.5 billion
TDP Not available 6 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Apple A13 Bionic
L1 cache Not available 832 KB
L2 cache Not available 12 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz Not available
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 32 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 17 Gbit/s Not available
Maximum memory 8 GB 4 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Apple A13 Bionic
GPU Adreno 610 Apple A13 Bionic GPU
GPU architecture Adreno 600 Not available
GPU clock 1260 MHz Not available
Execution units Not available 4
Shaders 128 Not available
FLOPS 319.2 Gigaflops 736 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.1
DirectX 12.1 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon 686 Yes, Neural Engine

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Apple A13 Bionic
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 2688 x 1242
Maximum camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP Not available
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG
Audio codecs - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Apple A13 Bionic
4G LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 18
5G No No
Download speed Up to 390 Mbps Up to 1200 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 220 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Apple A13 Bionic
Release March 2023 September 2019
Class Low end Flagship
Model number SM6225-AD Not available
Storage support UFS 2.2 NVMe
Devices in database 9 Not available
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

4G
Oppo Reno12 FS 4G
Oppo

Oppo Reno12 FS 4G

3.0
Smartphone
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
Oppo

Oppo Reno12 F 4G

3.0
Smartphone
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
Honor

Honor Pad X9a WiFi

3.2
Tablet
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
Honor

Honor Pad X9a

3.2
Tablet
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
Honor

Honor X8c

3.2
Smartphone
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
Honor

Honor Pad X9 Pro

3.2
Tablet
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
Honor

Honor X7c 4G

3.2
Smartphone
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
Honor

Honor Pad X9

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1200 × 2000 pix…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 7250 mAh

Apple A13 Bionic

No linked devices were found in the sampled legacy tables.