CPU A
Apple A15 Bionic
6 cores 3240 MHz 5 nanometers Apple GPU
Mobile processor comparison
Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
8 cores 2630 MHz 4 nanometers Adreno 720
Compared fields
42
Different values
40
Quick factual highlights
Apple A15 Bionic
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Higher listed GPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
- More CPU cores
- Smaller manufacturing process
CPU
| Specification | Apple A15 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 3.24 GHz - Avalanche4x 2.02 GHz - Blizzard | 1x 2.63 GHz - Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715)3x 2.4 GHz - Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715)4x 1.8 GHz - Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510) |
| CPU cores | 6 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 3240 MHz | 2630 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv8.6-A |
| Process technology | 5 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistors | 15 billion | Not available |
| TDP | 6 W | Not available |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Apple A15 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 256 KB | Not available |
| L2 cache | 32 MB | Not available |
| L3 cache | Not available | 4 MB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 4266 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory bus | Not available | 2x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 42.7 Gbit/s | 25.6 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 8 GB | 16 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Apple A15 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU | Adreno 720 |
| GPU architecture | Not available | Adreno 700 |
| GPU clock | 1200 MHz | 975 MHz |
| Execution units | 5 | Not available |
| Shaders | 640 | 256 |
| FLOPS | Not available | 998.4 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | Not available | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | Not available | 2.0 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Neural Engine | Yes |
Display and media
| Specification | Apple A15 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 2732 x 2048 | 3360 x 1600 |
| Maximum camera resolution | Not available | 1x 200MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, 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 A15 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Not available | Up to 5000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Not available | Up to 3500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
General
| Specification | Apple A15 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | September 2021 | November 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | APL1W07 | SM7550-AB |
| Storage support | NVMe | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 |
| 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
- Display
- OLED 16M colors 1284 × 2778 pixels (6.70 inch…
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion
5G
Apple iPhone 14
- 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
- Display
- IPS TFT 750 × 1334 pixels (4.70 inches) 326 p…
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion
Apple iPad mini 2021 WiFi
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1488 × 2266 pixels (8.30 i…
- Storage
- 64 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po
5G eSIM
Apple iPad mini 2021
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Display
- OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2340 pixels (5…
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
5G
Oppo K12 Plus
- Display
- AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB, 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 6400 mAh
5G
Oppo K12
- Display
- LTPS AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412…
- RAM
- 8 GB, 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5500 mAh
5G
Vivo S18
- Display
- AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1260 × 2800 pixe…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5000 mAh
Honor Pad 10
- Display
- IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pix…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 10100 mAh
5G
Honor Power
- Display
- AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1224 × 2700 pixe…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Si-Car 8000 mAh
5G
Honor 300
- Display
- AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1200 × 2664 pixe…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5300 mAh
5G
Honor 100
- Display
- OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1200 × 2644 pixels…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Motorola Edge 50s Pro
- Display
- P-OLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4500 mAh
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