CPU A
Apple A16 Bionic
6 cores 3460 MHz 4 nanometers Apple A16 GPU
Mobile processor comparison
Apple A16 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
8 cores 2450 MHz 10 nanometers Adreno 540
Compared fields
42
Different values
40
Quick factual highlights
Apple A16 Bionic
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
- Higher listed download speed
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
- More CPU cores
CPU
| Specification | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 3.46 GHz - Everest4x 2.02 GHz - Sawtooth | 4x 2.45 GHz - Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73)4x 1.9 GHz - Kryo 280 (Cortex-A53) |
| CPU cores | 6 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 3460 MHz | 2450 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.6-A | ARMv8-A |
| Process technology | 4 nanometers | 10 nanometers |
| Transistors | 16 billion | 3 billion |
| TDP | 8 W | 9 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 2 MB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 32 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 51.2 Gbit/s | 29.8 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 6 GB | 8 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple A16 GPU | Adreno 540 |
| GPU architecture | Apple Bionic GPU | Adreno 500 |
| GPU clock | 1398 MHz | 710 MHz |
| Execution units | 5 | 2 |
| Shaders | 128 | 256 |
| FLOPS | 1789.4 Gigaflops | 558 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | Not available | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | Not available | 2.0 |
| DirectX | Not available | 12 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Apple Neural Engine | Hexagon 682 |
Display and media
| Specification | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 2796 x 1290 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 48MP | 1x 32MP, 2x 16MP |
| 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, 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 835 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 16 |
| 5G | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 Mbps | Up to 1000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS |
General
| Specification | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | September 2022 | November 2016 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | APL1W10 | MSM8998 |
| Storage support | NVMe | UFS 2.1 |
| Devices in database | 4 | 49 |
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 835
PDF manual
Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 WiFi
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (1…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-ion 7300 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S4
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (1…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-ion 7300 mAh
4G
Samsung W2018
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 1920 pixels (4…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 2300 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Note8 SCV37
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2960 pixels (6…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3300 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Note8 4G+
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2960 pixels (6…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3300 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Note8 SM-N9500
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2960 pixels (6…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3300 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Note8 SM-N950U
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2960 pixels (6…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3300 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4000 mAh
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