Mobile processor comparison

Apple A18 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

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 39
Different values 36
Quick factual highlights
Apple A18 Pro
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
  • More CPU cores
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationApple A18 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
Architecture 2x 4.05 GHz - Everest4x 2.42 GHz - Sawtooth 2x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A786x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 6 8
Clock speed 4050 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP 10 W 4 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationApple A18 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
L2 cache 16 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3750 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 60 Gbit/s 25.6 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationApple A18 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
GPU Apple A18 Pro GPU Adreno 613
GPU architecture Apple Bionic GPU Adreno 600
GPU clock 1490 MHz 955 MHz
Shaders 128 96
FLOPS 2289 Gigaflops 244.5 Gigaflops
Vulkan Not available 1.1
OpenCL Not available 2.0
DirectX Not available 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Neural Engine Yes

Display and media

SpecificationApple A18 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
Maximum display resolution Not available 2520 x 1200
Maximum camera resolution 1x 48MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 120FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 120FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG - H.264 - H.265 - 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 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 22
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 900 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 5
Bluetooth 5.3 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationApple A18 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
Release September 2024 June 2023
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number APL1V07 SM4450
Storage support NVMe UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Devices in database Not available 4
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.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

5G
Honor X7c 5G
Honor

Honor X7c 5G

3.2
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412 pix…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5200 mAh
5G
Honor Play 9T 5G
Honor

Honor Play 9T 5G

3.2
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1610 pixe…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6000 mAh
5G
Honor 200 Smart
Honor

Honor 200 Smart

3.8
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412 pix…
RAM
4 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5200 mAh
5G
Honor Play 60 Plus
Honor

Honor Play 60 Plus

3.2
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 720 × 1610 pixel…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6000 mAh
5G
Redmi 14C 5G
Redmi

Redmi 14C 5G

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixe…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5160 mAh
5G
Redmi 14R 5G
Redmi

Redmi 14R 5G

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1640 pixe…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5160 mAh
5G
Redmi 13 5G
Redmi

Redmi 13 5G

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pix…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5030 mAh
5G
Redmi Note 13R
Redmi

Redmi Note 13R

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2460 pix…
RAM
12 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5030 mAh