CPU A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
8 cores 3200 MHz 4 nanometers Adreno 740
Mobile processor comparison
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Apple A14 Bionic
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Apple A14 Bionic
6 cores 3100 MHz 5 nanometers Apple GPU
Compared fields
42
Different values
40
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- More CPU cores
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
Apple A14 Bionic
No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
CPU
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Apple A14 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X32x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7152x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7103x 2 GHz - Cortex-A510 | 2x 3.1 GHz - Firestorm4x 1.8 GHz - Icestorm |
| CPU cores | 8 | 6 |
| Clock speed | 3200 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9-A | ARMv8.5-A |
| Process technology | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Transistors | Not available | 11.8 billion |
| TDP | 6.3 W | 6 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Apple A14 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | Not available |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 4200 MHz | Not available |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | Not available |
| Maximum bandwidth | 67.2 Gbit/s | 42.7 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 24 GB | 6 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Apple A14 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Adreno 740 | Apple GPU |
| GPU architecture | Adreno 700 | Not available |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | Not available |
| Execution units | 2 | 4 |
| Shaders | 768 | Not available |
| FLOPS | 2089 Gigaflops | Not available |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | Not available |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | Not available |
| DirectX | 12.1 | Not available |
| Neural processor / NPU | Hexagon | Neural Engine |
Display and media
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Apple A14 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2732 x 2048 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 200MP | Not available |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 | H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ |
Connectivity
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Apple A14 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | Not available |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Not available |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
General
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Apple A14 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Release | November 2022 | September 2020 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8550-AB | APL1W01 |
| Storage support | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Devices in database | 56 | 6 |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Retro
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3700 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Special Edition
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3700 mAh
5G
Samsung W24 Flip
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3700 mAh
5G
Samsung W24
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1812…
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1000 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4400 mAh
PDF manual
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra WiFi
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1848…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 11200 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1848…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 11200 mAh
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ WiFi
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1752…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 10090 mAh
5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1752…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 10090 mAh
Apple A14 Bionic
eSIM
Apple iPad 2022 WiFi
- Display
- IPS TFT 1640 × 2360 pixels (10.90 inches) 264…
- Storage
- 64 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po
5G eSIM
Apple iPad 2022
- Display
- IPS TFT 1640 × 2360 pixels (10.90 inches) 264…
- Storage
- 64 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po
5G
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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