CPU A
Apple A14 Bionic
6 cores 3100 MHz 5 nanometers Apple GPU
Mobile processor comparison
Apple A14 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
8 cores 3200 MHz 7 nanometers Adreno 650
Compared fields
43
Different values
40
Quick factual highlights
Apple A14 Bionic
- Smaller manufacturing process
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
- More CPU cores
- Higher maximum CPU clock
CPU
| Specification | Apple A14 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 3.1 GHz - Firestorm4x 1.8 GHz - Icestorm | 1x 3.2 GHz - Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)3x 2.42 GHz - Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)4x 1.8 GHz - Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
| CPU cores | 6 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 3100 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process technology | 5 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistors | 11.8 billion | Not available |
| TDP | 6 W | 10 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Apple A14 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | Not available | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | Not available | 4 MB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | Not available | 2750 MHz |
| Memory bus | Not available | 4x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 42.7 Gbit/s | 44 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 6 GB | 16 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Apple A14 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU | Adreno 650 |
| GPU architecture | Not available | Adreno 600 |
| GPU clock | Not available | 675 MHz |
| Execution units | 4 | 2 |
| Shaders | Not available | 512 |
| FLOPS | Not available | 1372 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | Not available | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | Not available | 2.0 |
| DirectX | Not available | 12 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Neural Engine | Hexagon 698 |
Display and media
| Specification | Apple A14 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 2732 x 2048 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Maximum camera resolution | Not available | 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG | H.264, H.265, 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 870 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Not available | Up to 2500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Not available | Up to 316 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
General
| Specification | Apple A14 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | September 2020 | January 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | APL1W01 | SM8250-AC |
| Storage support | NVMe | UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 |
| Devices in database | 6 | 56 |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Huawei MatePad Pro 11-inch WiFi
- Display
- OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixels…
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 8300 mAh
Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 WiFi
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixels…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 7250 mAh
PDF manual
Oppo Pad WiFi
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixel…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 8360 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Oppo Reno 6 Pro 5G CPH2247
- Display
- AMOLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Oppo Reno 6 Pro+ 5G Detective Conan
- Display
- AMOLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Oppo Reno 6 Pro+ 5G
- Display
- AMOLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
- RAM
- 8 GB, 12 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Oppo Find X3
- Display
- AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3216 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4500 mAh
5G
Vivo iQOO Neo6 India
- Display
- AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
- RAM
- 8 GB, 12 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4700 mAh
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