Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 vs Apple A16 Bionic

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

Compared fields 42
Different values 41
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
  • More CPU cores
Apple A16 Bionic
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1Apple A16 Bionic
Architecture 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A786x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 2x 3.46 GHz - Everest4x 2.02 GHz - Sawtooth
CPU cores 8 6
Clock speed 2000 MHz 3460 MHz
Instruction set Not available ARMv8.6-A
Process technology 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistors Not available 16 billion
TDP Not available 8 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1Apple A16 Bionic
L1 cache Not available 256 KB
L2 cache Not available 16 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 17 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 6 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1Apple A16 Bionic
GPU Adreno 619 Apple A16 GPU
GPU architecture Adreno 600 Apple Bionic GPU
GPU clock Not available 1398 MHz
Execution units Not available 5
Shaders Not available 128
FLOPS Not available 1789.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 Not available
OpenCL 2.0 Not available
DirectX 12 Not available
Neural processor / NPU Yes Apple Neural Engine

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1Apple A16 Bionic
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 2796 x 1290
Maximum camera resolution 1x 108MP 1x 48MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG
Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1Apple A16 Bionic
4G LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 800 Mbps Up to 7500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 210 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1Apple A16 Bionic
Release October 2022 September 2022
Class Low end Flagship
Model number SM4375 APL1W10
Storage support UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2 NVMe
Devices in database 2 4
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

5G
Vivo iQOO Z6 Lite 5G
Vivo

Vivo iQOO Z6 Lite 5G

2.9
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2408 pixel…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
5G
Redmi Note 12 5G
Redmi

Redmi Note 12 5G

3.6
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh

Apple A16 Bionic

5G
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
Apple

Apple iPhone 15 Plus

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1290 × 2796 pixels (6.70 inches) 460 ppi…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4383 mAh
5G eSIM
Apple iPhone 15
Apple

Apple iPhone 15

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1179 × 2556 pixels (6.10 inches) 461 ppi…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 3349 mAh
5G
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Apple

Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1290 × 2796 pixels…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4323 mAh
5G
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
Apple

Apple iPhone 14 Pro

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1179 × 2556 pixels…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3200 mAh