CPU A
Apple A16 Bionic
6 cores 3460 MHz 4 nanometers Apple A16 GPU
Mobile processor comparison
Apple A16 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
8 cores 2400 MHz 6 nanometers Adreno 610
Compared fields
42
Different values
42
Quick factual highlights
Apple A16 Bionic
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
- Higher listed download speed
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
- More CPU cores
CPU
| Specification | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 3.46 GHz - Everest4x 2.02 GHz - Sawtooth | 4x 2.4 GHz - Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)4x 1.9 GHz - Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53) |
| CPU cores | 6 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 3460 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.6-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process technology | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Transistors | 16 billion | Not available |
| TDP | 8 W | Not available |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 256 KB | Not available |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | Not available |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 51.2 Gbit/s | 17 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 6 GB | 8 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple A16 GPU | Adreno 610 |
| GPU architecture | Apple Bionic GPU | Adreno 600 |
| GPU clock | 1398 MHz | 1114 MHz |
| Execution units | 5 | 2 |
| Shaders | 128 | 96 |
| FLOPS | 1789.4 Gigaflops | Not available |
| Vulkan | Not available | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | Not available | 2.0 |
| DirectX | Not available | 12 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Apple Neural Engine | Hexagon 686 |
Display and media
| Specification | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 2796 x 1290 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 48MP | 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 1K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 1080p at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 13 |
| 5G | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 Mbps | Up to 390 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
General
| Specification | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | September 2022 | October 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | APL1W10 | SM6225 |
| Storage support | NVMe | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2 |
| Devices in database | 4 | 47 |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
4G
Huawei Nova Y63
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixel…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 6000 mAh
4G
Huawei Nova 13i
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2388 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5000 mAh
4G
Huawei Nova Y72S
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixel…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 6000 mAh
4G
Huawei Enjoy 70S
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixel…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 6000 mAh
Huawei MatePad 10.4 SE WiFi
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1200 × 2000 pixels…
- RAM
- 3 GB, 4 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5100 mAh
4G
Huawei MatePad 10.4 SE
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1200 × 2000 pixels…
- RAM
- 3 GB, 4 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5100 mAh
4G
Huawei Nova 10 SE
- Display
- OLED 1.07G colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4500 mAh
4G
Huawei Enjoy 50 Pro
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2388 pixels…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5000 mAh
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