Mobile processor comparison

Apple A18 Pro vs Google Tensor G4

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

CPU A

Apple A18 Pro

6 cores 4050 MHz 3 nanometers Apple A18 Pro GPU
Compared fields 38
Different values 30
Quick factual highlights
Apple A18 Pro
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Google Tensor G4
  • More CPU cores
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationApple A18 ProGoogle Tensor G4
Architecture 2x 4.05 GHz - Everest4x 2.42 GHz - Sawtooth 1x 3.1 GHz - Cortex-X43x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A7204x 1.92 GHz - Cortex-A520
CPU cores 6 8
Clock speed 4050 MHz 3100 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A
Process technology 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP 10 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationApple A18 ProGoogle Tensor G4
L2 cache 16 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 3750 MHz 4200 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 60 Gbit/s 64 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 16 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationApple A18 ProGoogle Tensor G4
GPU Apple A18 Pro GPU Mali-G715 MP7
GPU architecture Apple Bionic GPU Valhall 4th gen
GPU clock 1490 MHz 940 MHz
Shaders 128 128
FLOPS 2289 Gigaflops 1792 Gigaflops
Vulkan Not available 1.3
OpenCL Not available 2.0
Neural processor / NPU Neural Engine Yes

Display and media

SpecificationApple A18 ProGoogle Tensor G4
Maximum display resolution Not available 3840 x 2400
Maximum camera resolution 1x 48MP Not available
Video capture 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9
Audio codecs - AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationApple A18 ProGoogle Tensor G4
4G LTE Cat. 24 Not available
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Not available
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Not available
Wi-Fi 7 7
Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationApple A18 ProGoogle Tensor G4
Release September 2024 August 2024
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number APL1V07 Not available
Storage support NVMe UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Devices in database Not available 3
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Apple A18 Pro

No linked devices were found in the sampled legacy tables.

Google Tensor G4

5G
Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold
Google

Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2424 pixels…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4650 mAh
5G
Google Pixel 9a
Google

Google Pixel 9a

3.8
Smartphone
Display
P-OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2424 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5100 mAh
5G
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
Google

Google Pixel 9 Pro XL

3.8
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1344 × 2992 p…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5060 mAh
5G
Google Pixel 9 Pro
Google

Google Pixel 9 Pro

3.8
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1280 × 2856 p…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4700 mAh
5G
Google Pixel 9
Google

Google Pixel 9

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2424 pixels…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4700 mAh