Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 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 36
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
  • More CPU cores
Apple A16 Bionic
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1Apple A16 Bionic
Architecture 4x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A784x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 2x 3.46 GHz - Everest4x 2.02 GHz - Sawtooth
CPU cores 8 6
Clock speed 2200 MHz 3460 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.6-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistors Not available 16 billion
TDP 7 W 8 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1Apple A16 Bionic
L1 cache Not available 256 KB
L2 cache Not available 16 MB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2750 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 22 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 12 GB 6 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1Apple A16 Bionic
GPU Adreno 710 Apple A16 GPU
GPU architecture Adreno 700 Apple Bionic GPU
GPU clock 676 MHz 1398 MHz
Execution units Not available 5
Shaders 128 128
FLOPS 346.1 Gigaflops 1789.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 Not available
OpenCL 2.0 Not available
DirectX 12.1 Not available
Neural processor / NPU Yes Apple Neural Engine

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1Apple A16 Bionic
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 2796 x 1290
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 48MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - 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 6 Gen 1Apple A16 Bionic
4G LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2900 Mbps Up to 7500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1600 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1Apple A16 Bionic
Release September 2022 September 2022
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number SM6450 APL1W10
Storage support UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 NVMe
Devices in database Not available 4
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

5G
Oppo A5 2025
Oppo

Oppo A5 2025

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Si-Car 6500 mAh
5G
Oppo Reno13 F 5G
Oppo

Oppo Reno13 F 5G

3.0
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5800 mAh
5G
Honor Magic7 Lite
Honor

Honor Magic7 Lite

3.2
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1224 × 2700 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Si-Car 6600 mAh
5G
Honor X9c
Honor

Honor X9c

3.2
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1224 × 2700 pixe…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Si-Car 6600 mAh
5G
Honor X60 Pro
Honor

Honor X60 Pro

3.2
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1224 × 2700 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6600 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