Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Dimensity 1080 vs Apple A15 Bionic

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

Compared fields 41
Different values 37
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Dimensity 1080
  • More CPU cores
Apple A15 Bionic
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 1080Apple A15 Bionic
Architecture 2x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A786x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55 2x 3.24 GHz - Avalanche4x 2.02 GHz - Blizzard
CPU cores 8 6
Clock speed 2600 MHz 3240 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.5-A
Process technology 6 nanometers 5 nanometers
Transistors Not available 15 billion
TDP Not available 6 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 1080Apple A15 Bionic
L1 cache Not available 256 KB
L2 cache Not available 32 MB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 4266 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit Not available
Maximum bandwidth Not available 42.7 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 1080Apple A15 Bionic
GPU Mali-G68 MC4 Apple GPU
GPU architecture Valhall 2 Not available
GPU clock Not available 1200 MHz
Execution units 4 5
Shaders 64 640
Vulkan 1.1 Not available
OpenCL 2.0 Not available
DirectX 12 Not available
Neural processor / NPU MediaTek APU 3.0 Neural Engine

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 1080Apple A15 Bionic
Maximum display resolution Not available 2732 x 2048
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP Not available
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 1080Apple A15 Bionic
4G LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 1200 Mbps Not available
Upload speed Up to 316 Mbps Not available
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 1080Apple A15 Bionic
Release October 2022 September 2021
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number MT6877V/TTZA APL1W07
Storage support UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 NVMe
Devices in database 2 9
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

MediaTek Dimensity 1080

5G
Redmi Note 12 Pro+
Redmi

Redmi Note 12 Pro+

3.6
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
5G
Redmi Note 12 Pro
Redmi

Redmi Note 12 Pro

3.6
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh

Apple A15 Bionic

5G
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
Apple

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
5G
Apple iPhone 14
Apple

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
5G eSIM
Apple iPhone SE 2022
Apple

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
5G eSIM
Apple iPad mini 2021
Apple

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
5G
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
Apple

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
5G
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
Apple

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
5G
Apple iPhone 13 mini
Apple

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