Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus vs Apple A16 Bionic

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

Compared fields 43
Different values 36
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus
  • More CPU cores
Apple A16 Bionic
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 888 PlusApple A16 Bionic
Architecture 1x 2.995 GHz - Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)3x 2.42 GHz - Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)4x 1.8 GHz - Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) 2x 3.46 GHz - Everest4x 2.02 GHz - Sawtooth
CPU cores 8 6
Clock speed 2995 MHz 3460 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv8.6-A
Process technology 5 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistors 10 billion 16 billion
TDP 10 W 8 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 888 PlusApple A16 Bionic
L1 cache Not available 256 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 16 MB
L3 cache 4 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 24 GB 6 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 888 PlusApple A16 Bionic
GPU Adreno 660 Apple A16 GPU
GPU architecture Adreno 600 Apple Bionic GPU
GPU clock 840 MHz 1398 MHz
Execution units 2 5
Shaders 512 128
FLOPS Not available 1789.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 Not available
OpenCL 2.0 Not available
DirectX 12 Not available
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon 780 Apple Neural Engine

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 888 PlusApple A16 Bionic
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 2796 x 1290
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 48MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, 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

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 888 PlusApple A16 Bionic
4G LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2500 Mbps Up to 7500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 316 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 888 PlusApple A16 Bionic
Release June 2021 September 2022
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8350-AC APL1W10
Storage support UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 NVMe
Devices in database 19 4
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus

5G
Vivo iQOO 9 India
Vivo

Vivo iQOO 9 India

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2376 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4350 mAh
5G
Vivo X70 Pro+
Vivo

Vivo X70 Pro+

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3200 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
5G
Vivo iQOO 8 Pro
Vivo

Vivo iQOO 8 Pro

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3200 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
5G
Honor Magic3 Pro+
Honor

Honor Magic3 Pro+

3.2
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1344 × 2772 pixels…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4600 mAh
5G
Honor Magic3 Pro
Honor

Honor Magic3 Pro

3.2
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1344 × 2772 pixels…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4600 mAh
5G
Motorola Edge 30 Fusion
Motorola

Motorola Edge 30 Fusion

3.8
Smartphone
Display
POLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixel…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4400 mAh
5G
Motorola Moto S30 Pro
Motorola

Motorola Moto S30 Pro

3.8
Smartphone
Display
POLED, 144 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels (6.55 inche…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4400 mAh

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