Mobile processor comparison

Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

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

Compared fields 43
Different values 39
Quick factual highlights
Apple A13 Bionic No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
  • 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 8s Gen 3
Architecture 2x 2.66 GHz - Lightning4x 1.6 GHz - Thunder 1x 3 GHz - Cortex-X44x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7203x 2 GHz - Cortex-A520
CPU cores 6 8
Clock speed 2660 MHz 3000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv9.2-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistors 8.5 billion Not available
TDP 6 W 6 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
L1 cache 832 KB Not available
L2 cache 12 MB 1 MB
L3 cache Not available 8 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency Not available 4200 MHz
Memory bus 2x 32 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth Not available 64 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 4 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
GPU Apple A13 Bionic GPU Adreno 735
GPU architecture Not available Adreno 700
GPU clock Not available 1100 MHz
Execution units 4 2
Shaders Not available 384
FLOPS 736 Gigaflops 1689.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.1 2.0
DirectX 12.1 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Yes, Neural Engine Hexagon

Display and media

SpecificationApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Maximum display resolution 2688 x 1242 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution Not available 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K 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 8s Gen 3
4G LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 22
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 1200 Mbps Up to 6500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 220 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 7
Bluetooth 5.0 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Release September 2019 March 2024
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number Not available SM8635
Storage support NVMe UFS 4.0
Devices in database Not available 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 8s Gen 3

Honor Pad GT Pro
Honor

Honor Pad GT Pro

3.2
Tablet
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 180 Hz, 1920 × 300…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 10050 mAh
5G
Motorola RAZR+ 2025
Motorola

Motorola RAZR+ 2025

3.6
Smartphone
Display
LTPO P-OLED 1.07G colors, 165 Hz, 1080 × 2640…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4000 mAh
5G
Motorola RAZR 50 Ultra
Motorola

Motorola RAZR 50 Ultra

3.4
Smartphone
Display
P-OLED 1.07G colors, 165 Hz, 1080 × 2640 pixe…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh
5G
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
Motorola

Motorola Edge 50 Ultra

3.8
Smartphone
Display
LTPS P-OLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1220 × 2712…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4500 mAh
5G
Realme GT 6
Realme

Realme GT 6

3.6
Smartphone
Display
LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1264 × 2780…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5500 mAh
5G
Redmi Turbo 3 Harry Potter
Redmi

Redmi Turbo 3 Harry Potter

3.6
Smartphone
Display
OLED 68.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixels…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Redmi Turbo 3
Redmi

Redmi Turbo 3

3.6
Smartphone
Display
OLED 68.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixels…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh