CPU A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
8 cores 2200 MHz 11 nanometers Adreno 612
Mobile processor comparison
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 vs Apple A16 Bionic
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Apple A16 Bionic
6 cores 3460 MHz 4 nanometers Apple A16 GPU
Compared fields
42
Different values
42
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
- More CPU cores
Apple A16 Bionic
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
- Higher listed download speed
CPU
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 | Apple A16 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 2.2 GHz - Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76)6x 1.7 GHz - Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55) | 2x 3.46 GHz - Everest4x 2.02 GHz - Sawtooth |
| CPU cores | 8 | 6 |
| Clock speed | 2200 MHz | 3460 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.6-A |
| Process technology | 11 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistors | Not available | 16 billion |
| TDP | 6 W | 8 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 | Apple A16 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 16 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB | 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
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 | Apple A16 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Adreno 612 | Apple A16 GPU |
| GPU architecture | Adreno 600 | Apple Bionic GPU |
| GPU clock | 845 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 5 |
| Shaders | 96 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 354 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
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 | Apple A16 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 2796 x 1290 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 25MP | 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
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 | Apple 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
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 | Apple A16 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Release | December 2020 | September 2022 |
| Class | Mid range | Flagship |
| Model number | SM6150-AC | APL1W10 |
| Storage support | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 | NVMe |
| Devices in database | 2 | 4 |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
PDF manual 4G
Motorola Moto G Stylus 2021
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4000 mAh
4G
Redmi Note 10
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 p…
- RAM
- 4 GB, 6 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
Apple A16 Bionic
5G
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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