Mobile processor comparison

Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 435

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

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CPU A

Apple A15 Bionic

6 cores 3240 MHz 5 nanometers Apple GPU

CPU B

Qualcomm Snapdragon 435

8 cores 1400 MHz 28 nanometers Adreno 505

Compared fields 41

Different values 41

Quick factual highlights

Apple A15 Bionic

Higher maximum CPU clock
Smaller manufacturing process
Higher listed GPU clock

Qualcomm Snapdragon 435

More CPU cores

CPU

Specification	Apple A15 Bionic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
Architecture	2x 3.24 GHz - Avalanche4x 2.02 GHz - Blizzard	8x 1.4 GHz - Cortex-A53
CPU cores	6	8
Clock speed	3240 MHz	1400 MHz
Instruction set	ARMv8.5-A	ARMv8-A
Process technology	5 nanometers	28 nanometers
Transistors	15 billion	1 billion
TDP	6 W	Not available

Cache and memory

Specification	Apple A15 Bionic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
L1 cache	256 KB	Not available
L2 cache	32 MB	Not available
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR3
Memory frequency	4266 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bus	Not available	1x 32 Bit
Maximum bandwidth	42.7 Gbit/s	6.4 Gbit/s
Maximum memory	8 GB	4 GB

Graphics and AI

Specification	Apple A15 Bionic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
GPU	Apple GPU	Adreno 505
GPU clock	1200 MHz	450 MHz
Execution units	5	1
Shaders	640	48
FLOPS	Not available	43.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan	Not available	1.0
OpenCL	Not available	2.0
DirectX	Not available	11
Neural processor / NPU	Neural Engine	Hexagon 536

Display and media

Specification	Apple A15 Bionic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
Maximum display resolution	2732 x 2048	1920 x 1200
Maximum camera resolution	Not available	1x 21MP
Video capture	4K at 60FPS	1K at 30FPS
Video playback	4K at 60FPS	1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs	H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG	H.264, H.265, VP8
Audio codecs	AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+	AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Specification	Apple A15 Bionic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
4G	LTE Cat. 24	LTE Cat. 7
5G	Yes	No
Download speed	Not available	Up to 300 Mbps
Upload speed	Not available	Up to 100 Mbps
Wi-Fi	6	5
Bluetooth	5.0	4.1
Navigation	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

General

Specification	Apple A15 Bionic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
Release	September 2021	February 2016
Class	Flagship	Low end
Model number	APL1W07	MSM8940
Storage support	NVMe	eMMC 5.1
Devices in database	9	45

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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Qualcomm Snapdragon 435

PDF manual 4G

Huawei Ascend XT2

Huawei 2017

Huawei Ascend XT2

2.7

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16M colors 720 × 1280 pixels (5.50 in…
RAM: 2 GB
Storage: 16 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 4000 mAh

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4G

Huawei MediaPad M3 Lite s

Huawei 2017

Huawei MediaPad M3 Lite s

2.6

Tablet

Display: TFT 16M colors 1200 × 1920 pixels (8.00 inche…
RAM: 2 GB
Storage: 16 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 4650 mAh

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4G

Huawei Nova Lite+

Huawei 2017

Huawei Nova Lite+

5.0

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16.7M colors 720 × 1280 pixels (5.50…
RAM: 2 GB
Storage: 16 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 4000 mAh

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PDF manual 4G

Huawei Y7

Huawei 2017

Huawei Y7

3.1

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16M colors 720 × 1280 pixels (5.50 in…
RAM: 2 GB
Storage: 16 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 4000 mAh

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PDF manual 4G

Huawei Y7 Prime

Huawei 2017

Huawei Y7 Prime

2.9

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16M colors 720 × 1280 pixels (5.50 in…
RAM: 3 GB
Storage: 32 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 4000 mAh

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PDF manual 4G

Huawei Nova Smart

Huawei 2017

Huawei Nova Smart

3.0

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16M colors 720 × 1280 pixels (5.00 in…
RAM: 2 GB
Storage: 16 GB
Battery: Li-Po 3020 mAh

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4G

Huawei Enjoy 7 Plus

Huawei 2017

Huawei Enjoy 7 Plus

3.2

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16.7M colors 720 × 1280 pixels (5.50…
RAM: 3 GB, 4 GB
Storage: 32 GB, 64 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 4000 mAh

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4G

Huawei Enjoy 6S

Huawei 2016

Huawei Enjoy 6S

3.0

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16M colors 720 × 1280 pixels (5.00 in…
RAM: 3 GB
Storage: 32 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 3020 mAh

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