Mobile processor comparison

Apple A16 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1

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

Compared fields 42
Different values 35
Quick factual highlights
Apple A16 Bionic
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
  • More CPU cores
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
Architecture 2x 3.46 GHz - Everest4x 2.02 GHz - Sawtooth 1x 2.4 GHz - Cortex-A7103x 2.36 GHz - Cortex-A7104x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A510
CPU cores 6 8
Clock speed 3460 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.6-A Not available
Process technology 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistors 16 billion Not available
TDP 8 W 5 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
L1 cache 256 KB Not available
L2 cache 16 MB 3 MB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 25.6 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 6 GB 16 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
GPU Apple A16 GPU Adreno 662
GPU architecture Apple Bionic GPU Adreno 600
GPU clock 1398 MHz Not available
Execution units 5 Not available
Shaders 128 384
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 Yes

Display and media

SpecificationApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
Maximum display resolution 2796 x 1290 3360 x 1600
Maximum camera resolution 1x 48MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 Mbps Up to 1200 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 210 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
Release September 2022 May 2022
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number APL1W10 SM7450-AB
Storage support NVMe UFS 3.1
Devices in database 4 2
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

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

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1

PDF manual 5G
Oppo Reno8 Pro
Oppo

Oppo Reno8 Pro

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
5G
ZTE Libero Flip
ZTE

ZTE Libero Flip

5.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 2790 × 1188 pixels (6.90 inches) 439 p…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4310 mAh
5G
Xiaomi Civi 2
Xiaomi

Xiaomi Civi 2

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh