Mobile processor comparison

Apple A14 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

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CPU A

Apple A14 Bionic

6 cores 3100 MHz 5 nanometers Apple GPU

CPU B

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

8 cores 4320 MHz 3 nanometers Adreno 830

Compared fields 41

Different values 39

Quick factual highlights

Apple A14 Bionic No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

More CPU cores
Higher maximum CPU clock
Smaller manufacturing process

CPU

Specification	Apple A14 Bionic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
Architecture	2x 3.1 GHz - Firestorm4x 1.8 GHz - Icestorm	2x 4.32 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix L)6x 3.53 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix M)
CPU cores	6	8
Clock speed	3100 MHz	4320 MHz
Instruction set	ARMv8.5-A	ARMv9.2-A
Process technology	5 nanometers	3 nanometers
Transistors	11.8 billion	Not available
TDP	6 W	8.2 W

Cache and memory

Specification	Apple A14 Bionic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
L2 cache	8 MB	12 MB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	Not available	5333 MHz
Memory bus	Not available	2x 32 Bit
Maximum bandwidth	42.7 Gbit/s	85.4 Gbit/s
Maximum memory	6 GB	24 GB

Graphics and AI

Specification	Apple A14 Bionic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
GPU	Apple 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	Not available	3379.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan	Not available	1.3
OpenCL	Not available	3.0
DirectX	Not available	12.1
Neural processor / NPU	Neural Engine	Hexagon

Display and media

Specification	Apple A14 Bionic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
Maximum display resolution	2732 x 2048	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

Specification	Apple A14 Bionic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
4G	LTE Cat. 18	LTE Cat. 24
5G	Yes	Yes
Download speed	Not available	Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed	Not available	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

Specification	Apple A14 Bionic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
Release	September 2020	October 2024
Class	Flagship	Flagship
Model number	APL1W01	SM8750-AB
Storage support	NVMe	UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
Devices in database	6	Not available

Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

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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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

5G

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

Samsung 2025

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

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5G

Samsung Galaxy S25+

Samsung 2025

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

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5G

Samsung Galaxy S25

Samsung 2025

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

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Oppo Pad 4 Pro

Oppo 2025

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

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5G

Oppo Find N5

Oppo 2025

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

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5G

Honor GT Pro

Honor 2025

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

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5G

Honor Magic7 Pro

Honor 2024

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

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5G

Honor Magic7

Honor 2024

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

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