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Mobile processor comparison

Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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

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Compared fields 43
Different values 40
Quick factual highlights
Apple A15 Bionic
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
  • More CPU cores
  • Smaller manufacturing process
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Architecture 2x 3.24 GHz - Avalanche4x 2.02 GHz - Blizzard 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X32x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7152x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7103x 2 GHz - Cortex-A510
CPU cores 6 8
Clock speed 3240 MHz 3200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.5-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 5 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistors 15 billion Not available
TDP 6 W 6.3 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
L1 cache 256 KB Not available
L2 cache 32 MB 1 MB
L3 cache Not available 8 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 4266 MHz 4200 MHz
Memory bus Not available 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 42.7 Gbit/s 67.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
GPU Apple GPU Adreno 740
GPU architecture Not available Adreno 700
GPU clock 1200 MHz 680 MHz
Execution units 5 2
Shaders 640 768
FLOPS Not available 2089 Gigaflops
Vulkan Not available 1.3
OpenCL Not available 2.0
DirectX Not available 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Neural Engine Hexagon

Display and media

SpecificationApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Maximum display resolution 2732 x 2048 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution Not available 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Not available Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed Not available Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 7
Bluetooth 5.0 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Release September 2021 November 2022
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number APL1W07 SM8550-AB
Storage support NVMe UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Devices in database 9 56
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

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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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Retro
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Retro

3.3
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3700 mAh
View details PDF
5G
Samsung W24 Flip
Samsung

Samsung W24 Flip

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3700 mAh
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5G
Samsung W24
Samsung

Samsung W24

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1812…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4400 mAh
View details
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1848…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 11200 mAh
View details PDF
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ WiFi
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ WiFi

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1752…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh
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5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1752…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh
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