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Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 vs Apple A15 Bionic

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

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Compared fields 43
Different values 39
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
  • More CPU cores
Apple A15 Bionic
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
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Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 865Apple A15 Bionic
Architecture 1x 2.84 GHz - Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)3x 2.42 GHz - Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)4x 1.8 GHz - Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) 2x 3.24 GHz - Avalanche4x 2.02 GHz - Blizzard
CPU cores 8 6
Clock speed 2840 MHz 3240 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.5-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 5 nanometers
Transistors 10.3 billion 15 billion
TDP 10 W 6 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 865Apple A15 Bionic
L1 cache 128 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 32 MB
L3 cache 4 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2750 MHz 4266 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit Not available
Maximum bandwidth 34.1 Gbit/s 42.7 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 865Apple A15 Bionic
GPU Adreno 650 Apple GPU
GPU architecture Adreno 600 Not available
GPU clock 587 MHz 1200 MHz
Execution units 2 5
Shaders 512 640
FLOPS 1228 Gigaflops Not available
Vulkan 1.1 Not available
OpenCL 2.0 Not available
DirectX 12 Not available
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon 698 Neural Engine

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 865Apple A15 Bionic
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 2732 x 2048
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP Not available
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, 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 865Apple A15 Bionic
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2500 Mbps Not available
Upload speed Up to 316 Mbps Not available
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.1 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 865Apple A15 Bionic
Release December 2019 September 2021
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8250-AB APL1W07
Storage support UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 NVMe
Devices in database 65 9
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

5G
Samsung W21 5G
Samsung

Samsung W21 5G

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1768 × 220…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4390 mAh
View details
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G

3.6
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 5G eSIM
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2

3.8
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1768 × 220…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4500 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ Wi-Fi
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ Wi-Fi

3.6
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1752 × 2800…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ 5G
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ 5G

2.9
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1752 × 2800…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh
View details PDF

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
View details
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
View details
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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