Mobile processor comparison

Apple A15 Bionic vs Google Tensor G4

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CPU A

Apple A15 Bionic

6 cores 3240 MHz 5 nanometers Apple GPU

CPU B

Google Tensor G4

8 cores 3100 MHz 4 nanometers Mali-G715 MP7

Compared fields 38

Different values 35

Quick factual highlights

Apple A15 Bionic

Higher maximum CPU clock
Higher listed GPU clock

Google Tensor G4

More CPU cores
Smaller manufacturing process

CPU

Specification	Apple A15 Bionic	Google Tensor G4
Architecture	2x 3.24 GHz - Avalanche4x 2.02 GHz - Blizzard	1x 3.1 GHz - Cortex-X43x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A7204x 1.92 GHz - Cortex-A520
CPU cores	6	8
Clock speed	3240 MHz	3100 MHz
Instruction set	ARMv8.5-A	ARMv9.2-A
Process technology	5 nanometers	4 nanometers
Transistors	15 billion	Not available
TDP	6 W	Not available

Cache and memory

Specification	Apple A15 Bionic	Google Tensor G4
L1 cache	256 KB	Not available
L2 cache	32 MB	Not available
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	4266 MHz	4200 MHz
Memory bus	Not available	4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth	42.7 Gbit/s	64 Gbit/s
Maximum memory	8 GB	16 GB

Graphics and AI

Specification	Apple A15 Bionic	Google Tensor G4
GPU	Apple GPU	Mali-G715 MP7
GPU architecture	Not available	Valhall 4th gen
GPU clock	1200 MHz	940 MHz
Execution units	5	Not available
Shaders	640	128
FLOPS	Not available	1792 Gigaflops
Vulkan	Not available	1.3
OpenCL	Not available	2.0
Neural processor / NPU	Neural Engine	Yes

Display and media

Specification	Apple A15 Bionic	Google Tensor G4
Maximum display resolution	2732 x 2048	3840 x 2400
Video capture	4K at 60FPS	8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback	4K at 60FPS	8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs	H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG	- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - 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 A15 Bionic	Google Tensor G4
4G	LTE Cat. 24	Not available
5G	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi	6	7
Bluetooth	5.0	5.3
Navigation	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

Specification	Apple A15 Bionic	Google Tensor G4
Release	September 2021	August 2024
Class	Flagship	Flagship
Model number	APL1W07	Not available
Storage support	NVMe	UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Devices in database	9	3

Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Apple A15 Bionic

5G

Apple iPhone 14 Plus

Apple 2022

Apple iPhone 14 Plus

3.8

Smartphone

Display: OLED 16M colors 1284 × 2778 pixels (6.70 inch…
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Ion

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5G

Apple iPhone 14

Apple 2022

Apple iPhone 14

3.8

Smartphone

Display: OLED 16.7M colors 1170 × 2532 pixels (6.10 in…
RAM: 6 GB
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 3279 mAh

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5G eSIM

Apple iPhone SE 2022

Apple 2022

Apple iPhone SE 2022

3.4

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 750 × 1334 pixels (4.70 inches) 326 p…
Storage: 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery: Li-Ion

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Apple iPad mini 2021 WiFi

Apple 2021

Apple iPad mini 2021 WiFi

2.8

Tablet

Display: IPS TFT 16M colors 1488 × 2266 pixels (8.30 i…
Storage: 64 GB, 256 GB
Battery: Li-Po

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5G eSIM

Apple iPad mini 2021

Apple 2021

Apple iPad mini 2021

2.8

Tablet

Display: IPS TFT 16M colors 1488 × 2266 pixels (8.30 i…
Storage: 64 GB, 256 GB
Battery: Li-Po

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5G

Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

Apple 2021

Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

3.8

Smartphone

Display: OLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1284 × 2778 pixels (…
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery: Li-Ion

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5G

Apple iPhone 13 Pro

Apple 2021

Apple iPhone 13 Pro

3.8

Smartphone

Display: OLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1170 × 2532 pixels (…
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery: Li-Ion

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5G

Apple iPhone 13 mini

Apple 2021

Apple iPhone 13 mini

3.8

Smartphone

Display: OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2340 pixels (5…
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Ion

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Google Tensor G4

5G

Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold

Google 2024

Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold

3.8

Smartphone

Display: OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2424 pixels…
RAM: 16 GB
Storage: 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 4650 mAh

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5G

Google Pixel 9a

Google 2025

Google Pixel 9a

3.8

Smartphone

Display: P-OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2424 pixe…
RAM: 8 GB
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 5100 mAh

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5G

Google Pixel 9 Pro XL

Google 2024

Google Pixel 9 Pro XL

3.8

Smartphone

Display: LTPO OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1344 × 2992 p…
RAM: 16 GB
Storage: 1000 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 5060 mAh

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5G

Google Pixel 9 Pro

Google 2024

Google Pixel 9 Pro

3.8

Smartphone

Display: LTPO OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1280 × 2856 p…
RAM: 16 GB
Storage: 1000 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 4700 mAh

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5G

Google Pixel 9

Google 2024

Google Pixel 9

3.8

Smartphone

Display: OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2424 pixels…
RAM: 12 GB
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 4700 mAh

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