Mobile processor comparison

Apple A14 Bionic vs Google Tensor G2

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

Compared fields 36
Different values 30
Quick factual highlights
Apple A14 Bionic
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
Google Tensor G2
  • More CPU cores
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationApple A14 BionicGoogle Tensor G2
Architecture 2x 3.1 GHz - Firestorm4x 1.8 GHz - Icestorm 2x 2.85 GHz - Cortex-X12x 2.35 GHz - Cortex-A784x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 6 8
Clock speed 3100 MHz 2850 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.5-A Not available
Process technology 5 nanometers 5 nanometers
Transistors 11.8 billion Not available
TDP 6 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationApple A14 BionicGoogle Tensor G2
L2 cache 8 MB Not available
L3 cache Not available 4 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency Not available 3200 MHz
Memory bus Not available 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 42.7 Gbit/s Not available
Maximum memory 6 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationApple A14 BionicGoogle Tensor G2
GPU Apple GPU Mali-G710 MP7
GPU architecture Not available Valhall
Execution units 4 7
Vulkan Not available 1.1
OpenCL Not available 2.0
DirectX Not available 12
Neural processor / NPU Neural Engine Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit

Display and media

SpecificationApple A14 BionicGoogle Tensor G2
Maximum display resolution 2732 x 2048 3840 x 2160
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationApple A14 BionicGoogle Tensor G2
4G LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.0 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationApple A14 BionicGoogle Tensor G2
Release September 2020 October 2022
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number APL1W01 Not available
Storage support NVMe UFS 3.1
Devices in database 6 2
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Apple A14 Bionic

eSIM
Apple iPad 2022 WiFi
Apple

Apple iPad 2022 WiFi

3.7
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1640 × 2360 pixels (10.90 inches) 264…
Storage
64 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po
5G eSIM
Apple iPad 2022
Apple

Apple iPad 2022

3.7
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1640 × 2360 pixels (10.90 inches) 264…
Storage
64 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po
5G
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
Apple

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1284 × 2778 pixels (6…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion
5G
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Apple

Apple iPhone 12 Pro

3.7
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 1170 × 2532 pixels…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion
5G
Apple iPhone 12 mini
Apple

Apple iPhone 12 mini

3.9
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2340 pixels…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion
5G
Apple iPhone 12
Apple

Apple iPhone 12

3.1
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1170 × 2532 pixels (6…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion

Google Tensor G2

5G eSIM
Google Pixel 7 Pro
Google

Google Pixel 7 Pro

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3120 pixels (…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
5G eSIM
Google Pixel 7
Google

Google Pixel 7

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels (6…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4355 mAh