Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 vs Apple A17 Pro

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CPU A

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

8 cores 2630 MHz 4 nanometers Adreno 720

CPU B

Apple A17 Pro

6 cores 3780 MHz 3 nanometers Apple A17 GPU

Compared fields 41

Different values 34

Quick factual highlights

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

More CPU cores

Apple A17 Pro

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

CPU

Specification	Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3	Apple A17 Pro
Architecture	1x 2.63 GHz - Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715)3x 2.4 GHz - Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715)4x 1.8 GHz - Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510)	2x 3.78 GHz - Everest4x 2.11 GHz - Sawtooth
CPU cores	8	6
Clock speed	2630 MHz	3780 MHz
Instruction set	ARMv8.6-A	ARMv8.6-A
Process technology	4 nanometers	3 nanometers
Transistors	Not available	19 billion

Cache and memory

Specification	Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3	Apple A17 Pro
L1 cache	Not available	256 KB
L2 cache	Not available	16 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	Not available
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	3200 MHz
Memory bus	2x 16 Bit	4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth	25.6 Gbit/s	51.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory	16 GB	8 GB

Graphics and AI

Specification	Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3	Apple A17 Pro
GPU	Adreno 720	Apple A17 GPU
GPU architecture	Adreno 700	Not available
GPU clock	975 MHz	1398 MHz
Execution units	Not available	6
Shaders	256	128
FLOPS	998.4 Gigaflops	2147.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan	1.3	Not available
OpenCL	2.0	Not available
Neural processor / NPU	Yes	Apple Neural Engine

Display and media

Specification	Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3	Apple A17 Pro
Maximum display resolution	3360 x 1600	2796 x 1290
Maximum camera resolution	1x 200MP	1x 48MP
Video capture	4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS	4K at 60FPS
Video playback	4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS	4K at 60FPS
Video codecs	- H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9	H.264, H.265, AV1, 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 7 Gen 3	Apple A17 Pro
4G	LTE Cat. 18	LTE Cat. 24
5G	Yes	Yes
Download speed	Up to 5000 Mbps	Up to 7500 Mbps
Upload speed	Up to 3500 Mbps	Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi	6	6
Bluetooth	5.4	5.3
Navigation	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

Specification	Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3	Apple A17 Pro
Release	November 2023	September 2023
Class	Mid range	Flagship
Model number	SM7550-AB	APL1V02
Storage support	UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1	NVMe
Devices in database	3	2

Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

5G

Oppo K12 Plus

Oppo 2024

Oppo K12 Plus

3.0

Smartphone

Display: AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412 pixe…
RAM: 8 GB, 12 GB
Storage: 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 6400 mAh

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5G

Oppo K12

Oppo 2024

Oppo K12

3.0

Smartphone

Display: LTPS AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412…
RAM: 8 GB, 12 GB
Storage: 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 5500 mAh

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5G

Vivo S18

Vivo 2023

Vivo S18

2.9

Smartphone

Display: AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1260 × 2800 pixe…
RAM: 12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
Storage: 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 5000 mAh

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Honor Pad 10

Honor 2025

Honor Pad 10

3.2

Tablet

Display: IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pix…
RAM: 8 GB
Storage: 256 GB
Battery: Li-Po 10100 mAh

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5G

Honor Power

Honor 2025

Honor Power

3.2

Smartphone

Display: AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1224 × 2700 pixe…
RAM: 12 GB, 8 GB
Storage: 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Si-Car 8000 mAh

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5G

Honor 300

Honor 2024

Honor 300

3.8

Smartphone

Display: AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1200 × 2664 pixe…
RAM: 12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
Storage: 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 5300 mAh

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5G

Honor 100

Honor 2023

Honor 100

3.8

Smartphone

Display: OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1200 × 2644 pixels…
RAM: 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage: 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 5000 mAh

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5G

Motorola Edge 50s Pro

Motorola 2024

Motorola Edge 50s Pro

3.8

Smartphone

Display: P-OLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixe…
RAM: 8 GB
Storage: 256 GB
Battery: Li-Po 4500 mAh

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Apple A17 Pro

5G

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

Apple 2023

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

3.8

Smartphone

Display: OLED 1290 × 2796 pixels (6.70 inches) 460 ppi…
RAM: 8 GB
Storage: 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery: Li-Po 4422 mAh

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5G

Apple iPhone 15 Pro

Apple 2023

Apple iPhone 15 Pro

3.8

Smartphone

Display: OLED 1179 × 2556 pixels (6.10 inches) 461 ppi…
RAM: 8 GB
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery: Li-Po 3274 mAh

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