Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Apple A14 Bionic

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

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CPU A

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

8 cores 3300 MHz 4 nanometers Adreno 750

CPU B

Apple A14 Bionic

6 cores 3100 MHz 5 nanometers Apple GPU

Compared fields 41

Different values 39

Quick factual highlights

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

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 3	Apple A14 Bionic
Architecture	1x 3.3 GHz - Cortex-X43x 3.15 GHz - Cortex-A7202x 2.96 GHz - Cortex-A7202x 2.27 GHz - Cortex-A520	2x 3.1 GHz - Firestorm4x 1.8 GHz - Icestorm
CPU cores	8	6
Clock speed	3300 MHz	3100 MHz
Instruction set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8.5-A
Process technology	4 nanometers	5 nanometers
Transistors	Not available	11.8 billion
TDP	Not available	6 W

Cache and memory

Specification	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3	Apple A14 Bionic
L2 cache	Not available	8 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	Not available
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	4800 MHz	Not available
Memory bus	4x 16 Bit	Not available
Maximum bandwidth	77 Gbit/s	42.7 Gbit/s
Maximum memory	24 GB	6 GB

Graphics and AI

Specification	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3	Apple A14 Bionic
GPU	Adreno 750	Apple GPU
GPU clock	770 MHz	Not available
Execution units	2	4
Shaders	1536	Not available
FLOPS	4435.2 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 3	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 3	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	5.4	5.0
Navigation	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

Specification	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3	Apple A14 Bionic
Release	October 2023	September 2020
Class	Flagship	Flagship
Model number	SM8650-AB	APL1W01
Storage support	UFS 4.0	NVMe
Devices in database	9	6

Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

5G

Samsung W25 Flip

Samsung 2024

Samsung W25 Flip

3.2

Smartphone

Display: AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2640 p…
RAM: 12 GB
Storage: 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 4000 mAh

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5G

Samsung W25

Samsung 2024

Samsung W25

3.2

Smartphone

Display: Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM: 16 GB
Storage: 1000 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 4400 mAh

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5G

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition

Samsung 2024

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition

3.4

Smartphone

Display: Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors 1080 × 2520 pi…
RAM: 16 GB
Storage: 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 4400 mAh

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Oppo Pad 3 Pro

Oppo 2024

Oppo Pad 3 Pro

3.0

Tablet

Display: IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 2120 × 3000 pix…
RAM: 8 GB, 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage: 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery: Li-Po 9510 mAh

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5G

Oppo Find X7 Ultra PHY110

Oppo 2024

Oppo Find X7 Ultra PHY110

3.0

Smartphone

Display: LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3168…
RAM: 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage: 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 5000 mAh

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5G

Vivo iQOO 12 Pro

Vivo 2023

Vivo iQOO 12 Pro

2.9

Smartphone

Display: AMOLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz,1440 × 3200 pixel…
RAM: 16 GB
Storage: 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery: Li-Po 5100 mAh

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5G

Vivo iQOO 12

Vivo 2023

Vivo iQOO 12

2.9

Smartphone

Display: AMOLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1260 × 2800 pixe…
RAM: 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage: 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery: Li-Po 5000 mAh

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5G

Honor 400 Pro China

Honor 2025

Honor 400 Pro China

3.2

Smartphone

Display: AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1264 × 2736 pixe…
RAM: 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage: 1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 7200 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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