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Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 vs Apple A15 Bionic

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

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Compared fields 42
Different values 40
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
  • More CPU cores
  • Smaller manufacturing process
Apple A15 Bionic
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Higher listed GPU clock
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Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2Apple A15 Bionic
Architecture 2x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A786x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55 2x 3.24 GHz - Avalanche4x 2.02 GHz - Blizzard
CPU cores 8 6
Clock speed 2200 MHz 3240 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.5-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 5 nanometers
Transistors Not available 15 billion
TDP 4 W 6 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2Apple 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 2x 16 Bit Not available
Maximum bandwidth 25.6 Gbit/s 42.7 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2Apple A15 Bionic
GPU Adreno 613 Apple GPU
GPU architecture Adreno 600 Not available
GPU clock 955 MHz 1200 MHz
Execution units Not available 5
Shaders 96 640
FLOPS 244.5 Gigaflops Not available
Vulkan 1.1 Not available
OpenCL 2.0 Not available
DirectX 12.1 Not available
Neural processor / NPU Yes Neural Engine

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2Apple A15 Bionic
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1200 2732 x 2048
Maximum camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP Not available
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 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

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2Apple A15 Bionic
4G LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2500 Mbps Not available
Upload speed Up to 900 Mbps Not available
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.1 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2Apple A15 Bionic
Release June 2023 September 2021
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number SM4450 APL1W07
Storage support UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 NVMe
Devices in database 4 9
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

5G
Honor X7c 5G
Honor

Honor X7c 5G

3.2
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412 pix…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5200 mAh
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5G
Honor Play 9T 5G
Honor

Honor Play 9T 5G

3.2
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1610 pixe…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6000 mAh
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5G
Honor 200 Smart
Honor

Honor 200 Smart

3.8
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412 pix…
RAM
4 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5200 mAh
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5G
Honor Play 60 Plus
Honor

Honor Play 60 Plus

3.2
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 720 × 1610 pixel…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6000 mAh
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5G
Redmi 14C 5G
Redmi

Redmi 14C 5G

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixe…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5160 mAh
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5G
Redmi 14R 5G
Redmi

Redmi 14R 5G

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1640 pixe…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5160 mAh
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5G
Redmi 13 5G
Redmi

Redmi 13 5G

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pix…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5030 mAh
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5G
Redmi Note 13R
Redmi

Redmi Note 13R

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2460 pix…
RAM
12 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5030 mAh
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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