CPU A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
8 cores 2450 MHz 10 nanometers Adreno 540
Mobile processor comparison
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 vs Apple A16 Bionic
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Apple A16 Bionic
6 cores 3460 MHz 4 nanometers Apple A16 GPU
Compared fields
42
Different values
40
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
- More CPU cores
Apple A16 Bionic
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
- Higher listed download speed
CPU
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 | Apple A16 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 2.45 GHz - Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73)4x 1.9 GHz - Kryo 280 (Cortex-A53) | 2x 3.46 GHz - Everest4x 2.02 GHz - Sawtooth |
| CPU cores | 8 | 6 |
| Clock speed | 2450 MHz | 3460 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.6-A |
| Process technology | 10 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistors | 3 billion | 16 billion |
| TDP | 9 W | 8 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 | Apple A16 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 16 MB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory bus | 2x 32 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 29.8 Gbit/s | 51.2 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 8 GB | 6 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 | Apple A16 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Adreno 540 | Apple A16 GPU |
| GPU architecture | Adreno 500 | Apple Bionic GPU |
| GPU clock | 710 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 5 |
| Shaders | 256 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 558 Gigaflops | 1789.4 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | Not available |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | Not available |
| DirectX | 12 | Not available |
| Neural processor / NPU | Hexagon 682 | Apple Neural Engine |
Display and media
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 | Apple A16 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2796 x 1290 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 32MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 48MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP9 | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ |
Connectivity
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 | Apple A16 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 16 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G | No | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 1000 Mbps | Up to 7500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 3500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
General
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 | Apple A16 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Release | November 2016 | September 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | MSM8998 | APL1W10 |
| Storage support | UFS 2.1 | NVMe |
| Devices in database | 49 | 4 |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
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
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
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