Mobile processor comparison

Apple A16 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

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 GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
  • More CPU cores
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
Architecture 2x 3.46 GHz - Everest4x 2.02 GHz - Sawtooth 1x 2.5 GHz - Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)3x 2.4 GHz - Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)4x 1.8 GHz - Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)
CPU cores 6 8
Clock speed 3460 MHz 2500 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.6-A ARMv8.6-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistors 16 billion Not available
TDP 8 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
L1 cache 256 KB Not available
L2 cache 16 MB Not available
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 7s Gen 3
GPU Apple A16 GPU Adreno 810
GPU architecture Apple Bionic GPU Adreno 800
GPU clock 1398 MHz 1050 MHz
Execution units 5 Not available
Shaders 128 128
FLOPS 1789.4 Gigaflops 537.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan Not available 1.3
OpenCL Not available 2.0
DirectX Not available 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Apple Neural Engine Yes

Display and media

SpecificationApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
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 7s Gen 3
4G LTE Cat. 24 Not available
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 Mbps Up to 2900 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 1600 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationApple A16 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
Release September 2022 August 2024
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number APL1W10 SM7635
Storage support NVMe UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Devices in database 4 Not available
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 7s Gen 3

5G
Realme P3 Pro 5G
Realme

Realme P3 Pro 5G

3.6
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1272 × 2800 pixe…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6000 mAh
5G
Realme 14 Pro+
Realme

Realme 14 Pro+

3.6
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1272 × 2800 pixels…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Si-Car 6000 mAh
5G
Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G
Redmi

Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G

3.6
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 68.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixe…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5110 mAh