CPU A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
8 cores 4320 MHz 3 nanometers Adreno 830
Mobile processor comparison
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) vs Apple A18 Pro
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Apple A18 Pro
6 cores 4050 MHz 3 nanometers Apple A18 Pro GPU
Compared fields
38
Different values
28
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
- More CPU cores
- Higher maximum CPU clock
Apple A18 Pro
- Higher listed GPU clock
CPU
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) | Apple A18 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 4.32 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix L)6x 3.53 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix M) | 2x 4.05 GHz - Everest4x 2.42 GHz - Sawtooth |
| CPU cores | 8 | 6 |
| Clock speed | 4320 MHz | 4050 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| Process technology | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| TDP | 8.2 W | 10 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) | Apple A18 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 16 MB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 5333 MHz | 3750 MHz |
| Memory bus | 2x 32 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 85.4 Gbit/s | 60 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 24 GB | 8 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) | Apple A18 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Adreno 830 | Apple A18 Pro GPU |
| GPU architecture | Adreno 800 | Apple Bionic GPU |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| Shaders | 768 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 3379.2 Gigaflops | 2289 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | Not available |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | Not available |
| DirectX | 12.1 | Not available |
| Neural processor / NPU | Hexagon | Neural Engine |
Display and media
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) | Apple A18 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 3840 x 2540 | Not available |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 320MP | 1x 48MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV | - AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) | Apple A18 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 10000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Up to 3500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
General
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) | Apple A18 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Release | October 2024 | September 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8750-AB | APL1V07 |
| Storage support | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
5G
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1440…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB
- Storage
- 1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Samsung Galaxy S25+
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1440…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4900 mAh
5G
Samsung Galaxy S25
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4000 mAh
Oppo Pad 4 Pro
- Display
- IPS TFT 68.7G colors, 144 Hz, 2400 × 3392 pix…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 12140 mAh
5G
Oppo Find N5
- Display
- AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1140 × 2616 pixe…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5600 mAh
5G
Honor GT Pro
- Display
- LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1264 × 2800…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB
- Storage
- 1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 7200 mAh
5G
Honor Magic7 Pro
- Display
- LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1280 × 2800 p…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB
- Storage
- 1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5850 mAh
5G
Honor Magic7
- Display
- LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1264 × 2800 p…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB
- Storage
- 1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5650 mAh
Apple A18 Pro
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