Mobile processor comparison

Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

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

Compared fields 41
Different values 37
Quick factual highlights
Apple A13 Bionic No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
  • More CPU cores
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
Architecture 2x 2.66 GHz - Lightning4x 1.6 GHz - Thunder 2x 4.32 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix L)6x 3.53 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix M)
CPU cores 6 8
Clock speed 2660 MHz 4320 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv9.2-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 3 nanometers
Transistors 8.5 billion Not available
TDP 6 W 8.2 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
L1 cache 832 KB Not available
L2 cache 12 MB 12 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency Not available 5333 MHz
Memory bus 2x 32 Bit 2x 32 Bit
Maximum bandwidth Not available 85.4 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 4 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
GPU Apple A13 Bionic GPU Adreno 830
GPU architecture Not available Adreno 800
GPU clock Not available 1100 MHz
Execution units 4 Not available
Shaders Not available 768
FLOPS 736 Gigaflops 3379.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.1 3.0
DirectX 12.1 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Yes, Neural Engine Hexagon

Display and media

SpecificationApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
Maximum display resolution 2688 x 1242 3840 x 2540
Maximum camera resolution Not available 1x 320MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
4G LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 24
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 1200 Mbps Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 220 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 7
Bluetooth 5.0 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
Release September 2019 October 2024
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number Not available SM8750-AB
Storage support NVMe UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Apple A13 Bionic

No linked devices were found in the sampled legacy tables.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

5G
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

3.7
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1440…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Samsung Galaxy S25+
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S25+

3.7
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1440…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4900 mAh
5G
Samsung Galaxy S25
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S25

3.7
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4000 mAh
Oppo Pad 4 Pro
Oppo

Oppo Pad 4 Pro

3.0
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 68.7G colors, 144 Hz, 2400 × 3392 pix…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 12140 mAh
5G
Oppo Find N5
Oppo

Oppo Find N5

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1140 × 2616 pixe…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5600 mAh
5G
Honor GT Pro
Honor

Honor GT Pro

3.2
Smartphone
Display
LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1264 × 2800…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 7200 mAh
5G
Honor Magic7 Pro
Honor

Honor Magic7 Pro

3.2
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1280 × 2800 p…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5850 mAh
5G
Honor Magic7
Honor

Honor Magic7

3.2
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1264 × 2800 p…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5650 mAh