Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 vs Apple A14 Bionic

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CPU A

Qualcomm Snapdragon 435

8 cores 1400 MHz 28 nanometers Adreno 505

CPU B

Apple A14 Bionic

6 cores 3100 MHz 5 nanometers Apple GPU

Compared fields 40

Different values 40

Quick factual highlights

Qualcomm Snapdragon 435

More CPU cores

Apple A14 Bionic

Higher maximum CPU clock
Smaller manufacturing process

CPU

Specification	Qualcomm Snapdragon 435	Apple A14 Bionic
Architecture	8x 1.4 GHz - Cortex-A53	2x 3.1 GHz - Firestorm4x 1.8 GHz - Icestorm
CPU cores	8	6
Clock speed	1400 MHz	3100 MHz
Instruction set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.5-A
Process technology	28 nanometers	5 nanometers
Transistors	1 billion	11.8 billion
TDP	Not available	6 W

Cache and memory

Specification	Qualcomm Snapdragon 435	Apple A14 Bionic
L2 cache	Not available	8 MB
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	800 MHz	Not available
Memory bus	1x 32 Bit	Not available
Maximum bandwidth	6.4 Gbit/s	42.7 Gbit/s
Maximum memory	4 GB	6 GB

Graphics and AI

Specification	Qualcomm Snapdragon 435	Apple A14 Bionic
GPU	Adreno 505	Apple GPU
GPU clock	450 MHz	Not available
Execution units	1	4
Shaders	48	Not available
FLOPS	43.2 Gigaflops	Not available
Vulkan	1.0	Not available
OpenCL	2.0	Not available
DirectX	11	Not available
Neural processor / NPU	Hexagon 536	Neural Engine

Display and media

Specification	Qualcomm Snapdragon 435	Apple A14 Bionic
Maximum display resolution	1920 x 1200	2732 x 2048
Maximum camera resolution	1x 21MP	Not available
Video capture	1K at 30FPS	4K at 60FPS
Video playback	1080p at 60FPS	4K at 60FPS
Video codecs	H.264, H.265, VP8	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

Specification	Qualcomm Snapdragon 435	Apple A14 Bionic
4G	LTE Cat. 7	LTE Cat. 18
5G	No	Yes
Download speed	Up to 300 Mbps	Not available
Upload speed	Up to 100 Mbps	Not available
Wi-Fi	5	6
Bluetooth	4.1	5.0
Navigation	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

Specification	Qualcomm Snapdragon 435	Apple A14 Bionic
Release	February 2016	September 2020
Class	Low end	Flagship
Model number	MSM8940	APL1W01
Storage support	eMMC 5.1	NVMe
Devices in database	45	6

Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 435

PDF manual 4G

Huawei Ascend XT2

Huawei 2017

Huawei Ascend XT2

2.7

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16M colors 720 × 1280 pixels (5.50 in…
RAM: 2 GB
Storage: 16 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 4000 mAh

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4G

Huawei MediaPad M3 Lite s

Huawei 2017

Huawei MediaPad M3 Lite s

2.6

Tablet

Display: TFT 16M colors 1200 × 1920 pixels (8.00 inche…
RAM: 2 GB
Storage: 16 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 4650 mAh

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4G

Huawei Nova Lite+

Huawei 2017

Huawei Nova Lite+

5.0

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16.7M colors 720 × 1280 pixels (5.50…
RAM: 2 GB
Storage: 16 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 4000 mAh

View details

PDF manual 4G

Huawei Y7

Huawei 2017

Huawei Y7

3.1

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16M colors 720 × 1280 pixels (5.50 in…
RAM: 2 GB
Storage: 16 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 4000 mAh

View details PDF

PDF manual 4G

Huawei Y7 Prime

Huawei 2017

Huawei Y7 Prime

2.9

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16M colors 720 × 1280 pixels (5.50 in…
RAM: 3 GB
Storage: 32 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 4000 mAh

View details PDF

PDF manual 4G

Huawei Nova Smart

Huawei 2017

Huawei Nova Smart

3.0

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16M colors 720 × 1280 pixels (5.00 in…
RAM: 2 GB
Storage: 16 GB
Battery: Li-Po 3020 mAh

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4G

Huawei Enjoy 7 Plus

Huawei 2017

Huawei Enjoy 7 Plus

3.2

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16.7M colors 720 × 1280 pixels (5.50…
RAM: 3 GB, 4 GB
Storage: 32 GB, 64 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 4000 mAh

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4G

Huawei Enjoy 6S

Huawei 2016

Huawei Enjoy 6S

3.0

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16M colors 720 × 1280 pixels (5.00 in…
RAM: 3 GB
Storage: 32 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 3020 mAh

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Apple A14 Bionic

eSIM

Apple iPad 2022 WiFi

Apple 2022

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

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5G eSIM

Apple iPad 2022

Apple 2022

Apple iPad 2022

3.7

Tablet

Display: IPS TFT 1640 × 2360 pixels (10.90 inches) 264…
Storage: 64 GB, 256 GB
Battery: Li-Po

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5G

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

Apple 2020

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

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5G

Apple iPhone 12 Pro

Apple 2020

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

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5G

Apple iPhone 12 mini

Apple 2020

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

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5G

Apple iPhone 12

Apple 2020

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

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