Mobile processor comparison

Apple A16 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G

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

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CPU A

Apple A16 Bionic

6 cores 3460 MHz 4 nanometers Apple A16 GPU

CPU B

Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G

8 cores 2200 MHz 8 nanometers Adreno 618

Compared fields 42

Different values 39

Quick factual highlights

Apple A16 Bionic

Higher maximum CPU clock
Smaller manufacturing process
Higher listed GPU clock
Higher listed download speed

Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G

More CPU cores

CPU

Specification	Apple A16 Bionic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
Architecture	2x 3.46 GHz - Everest4x 2.02 GHz - Sawtooth	2x 2.2 GHz - Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76)6x 1.8 GHz - Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55)
CPU cores	6	8
Clock speed	3460 MHz	2200 MHz
Instruction set	ARMv8.6-A	ARMv8.2-A
Process technology	4 nanometers	8 nanometers
Transistors	16 billion	Not available
TDP	8 W	5 W

Cache and memory

Specification	Apple A16 Bionic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
L1 cache	256 KB	Not available
L2 cache	16 MB	Not available
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	1866 MHz
Memory bus	4x 16 Bit	2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth	51.2 Gbit/s	14.91 Gbit/s
Maximum memory	6 GB	8 GB

Graphics and AI

Specification	Apple A16 Bionic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
GPU	Apple A16 GPU	Adreno 618
GPU architecture	Apple Bionic GPU	Adreno 600
GPU clock	1398 MHz	825 MHz
Execution units	5	2
Shaders	128	128
FLOPS	1789.4 Gigaflops	422 Gigaflops
Vulkan	Not available	1.1
OpenCL	Not available	2.0
DirectX	Not available	12
Neural processor / NPU	Apple Neural Engine	Hexagon 688

Display and media

Specification	Apple A16 Bionic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
Maximum display resolution	2796 x 1290	3360 x 1440
Maximum camera resolution	1x 48MP	1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Video capture	4K at 60FPS	4K at 30FPS
Video playback	4K at 60FPS	4K 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+	AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Specification	Apple A16 Bionic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
4G	LTE Cat. 24	LTE Cat. 15
5G	Yes	No
Download speed	Up to 7500 Mbps	Up to 800 Mbps
Upload speed	Up to 3500 Mbps	Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi	6	6
Bluetooth	5.3	5.0
Navigation	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

General

Specification	Apple A16 Bionic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
Release	September 2022	April 2019
Class	Flagship	Mid range
Model number	APL1W10	SM7150-AB
Storage support	NVMe	UFS 3.0
Devices in database	4	14

Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Apple A16 Bionic

5G

Apple iPhone 15 Plus

Apple 2023

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

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5G eSIM

Apple iPhone 15

Apple 2023

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

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5G

Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Apple 2022

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

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5G

Apple iPhone 14 Pro

Apple 2022

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

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G

PDF manual 4G

Oppo Reno 2 CPH1907

Oppo 2019

Oppo Reno 2 CPH1907

3.0

Smartphone

Display: AMOLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM: 8 GB
Storage: 256 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 4000 mAh

View details PDF

PDF manual 4G

Oppo K5

Oppo 2019

Oppo K5

3.0

Smartphone

Display: AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.40 in…
RAM: 6 GB, 8 GB
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 4000 mAh

View details PDF

PDF manual 4G

Oppo Reno 2

Oppo 2019

Oppo Reno 2

3.0

Smartphone

Display: AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2400 pixels (6.55 in…
RAM: 8 GB
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 4000 mAh

View details PDF

4G

Vivo V20 2021

Vivo 2020

Vivo V20 2021

2.9

Smartphone

Display: AMOLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM: 8 GB
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 4000 mAh

View details

PDF manual 4G

Motorola Moto G9 Plus

Motorola 2020

Motorola Moto G9 Plus

3.6

Smartphone

Display: LTPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixel…
RAM: 4 GB
Storage: 128 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 5000 mAh

View details PDF

PDF manual 4G

Lenovo Tab P11 Pro

Lenovo 2020

Lenovo Tab P11 Pro

3.3

Tablet

Display: OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixels (1…
RAM: 6 GB
Storage: 128 GB
Battery: Li-Po 8600 mAh

View details PDF

PDF manual 4G

Realme X2

Realme 2019

Realme X2

3.6

Smartphone

Display: Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6…
RAM: 6 GB, 8 GB
Storage: 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 4000 mAh

View details PDF

PDF manual 4G

Redmi K30

Redmi 2019

Redmi K30

3.6

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixel…
RAM: 6 GB, 8 GB
Storage: 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery: Li-Po 4500 mAh

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