Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 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 670
  • More CPU cores
Apple A16 Bionic
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 670Apple A16 Bionic
Architecture 2x 2 GHz - Kryo 360 Gold (Cortex-A75)6x 1.7 GHz - Kryo 360 Silver (Cortex-A55) 2x 3.46 GHz - Everest4x 2.02 GHz - Sawtooth
CPU cores 8 6
Clock speed 2000 MHz 3460 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.6-A
Process technology 10 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistors Not available 16 billion
TDP 9 W 8 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 670Apple A16 Bionic
L1 cache Not available 256 KB
L2 cache Not available 16 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 14.9 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 6 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 670Apple A16 Bionic
GPU Adreno 615 Apple A16 GPU
GPU architecture Adreno 600 Apple Bionic GPU
GPU clock 700-750 MHz 1398 MHz
Execution units 2 5
Shaders 128 128
FLOPS 350 Gigaflops 1789.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 Not available
OpenCL 2.0 Not available
DirectX 12 Not available
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon 685 Apple Neural Engine

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 670Apple A16 Bionic
Maximum display resolution 2560 x 1600 2796 x 1290
Maximum camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 16MP 1x 48MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 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 670Apple A16 Bionic
4G LTE Cat. 12 LTE Cat. 24
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 600 Mbps Up to 7500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.0 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 670Apple A16 Bionic
Release August 2018 September 2022
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number SDM670 APL1W10
Storage support eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 NVMe
Devices in database 7 4
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 670

PDF manual
Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e WiFi
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e WiFi

3.6
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (1…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 7040 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e

3.7
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (1…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 7040 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Oppo R17
Oppo

Oppo R17

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.40 in…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3500 mAh
4G
Vivo Z3
Vivo

Vivo Z3

2.9
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2280 pixels (6.30 i…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3315 mAh
4G
Vivo X23
Vivo

Vivo X23

2.9
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3400 mAh
4G eSIM
Google Pixel 3a XL
Google

Google Pixel 3a XL

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors 1080 × 2160 pixels (6.00 inch…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3700 mAh
4G eSIM
Google Pixel 3a
Google

Google Pixel 3a

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors 1080 × 2220 pixels (5.60 inch…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3000 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