CPU A
Apple A15 Bionic
6 cores 3240 MHz 5 nanometers Apple GPU
Mobile processor comparison
Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8 cores 3000 MHz 4 nanometers Adreno 735
Compared fields
43
Different values
39
Quick factual highlights
Apple A15 Bionic
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Higher listed GPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
- More CPU cores
- Smaller manufacturing process
CPU
| Specification | Apple A15 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 3.24 GHz - Avalanche4x 2.02 GHz - Blizzard | 1x 3 GHz - Cortex-X44x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7203x 2 GHz - Cortex-A520 |
| CPU cores | 6 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 3240 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| Process technology | 5 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistors | 15 billion | Not available |
| TDP | 6 W | 6 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Apple A15 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 64 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 8 GB | 24 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Apple A15 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU | Adreno 735 |
| GPU architecture | Not available | Adreno 700 |
| GPU clock | 1200 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Execution units | 5 | 2 |
| Shaders | 640 | 384 |
| FLOPS | Not available | 1689.6 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
| Specification | Apple A15 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 2732 x 2048 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Maximum camera resolution | Not available | 1x 200MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K 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
| Specification | Apple A15 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 22 |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Not available | Up to 6500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Not available | Up to 3500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
General
| Specification | Apple A15 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | September 2021 | March 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | APL1W07 | SM8635 |
| Storage support | NVMe | UFS 4.0 |
| Devices in database | 9 | 1 |
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 8s Gen 3
Honor Pad GT Pro
- Display
- OLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 180 Hz, 1920 × 300…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 10050 mAh
5G
Motorola RAZR+ 2025
- Display
- LTPO P-OLED 1.07G colors, 165 Hz, 1080 × 2640…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4000 mAh
5G
Motorola RAZR 50 Ultra
- Display
- P-OLED 1.07G colors, 165 Hz, 1080 × 2640 pixe…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4000 mAh
5G
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
- Display
- LTPS P-OLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1220 × 2712…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB
- Storage
- 512 GB, 1000 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4500 mAh
5G
Realme GT 6
- Display
- LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1264 × 2780…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5500 mAh
5G
Redmi Turbo 3 Harry Potter
- Display
- OLED 68.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixels…
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Redmi Turbo 3
- Display
- OLED 68.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixels…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB
- Storage
- 1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Xiaomi 14 Civi Limited Edition
- Display
- AMOLED 68.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1236 × 2750 pixe…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4700 mAh
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