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Mobile processor comparison

Apple A18 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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Apple A18 Pro

6 cores 4050 MHz 3 nanometers Apple A18 Pro GPU
Compared fields 41
Different values 32
Quick factual highlights
Apple A18 Pro
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
  • More CPU cores
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationApple A18 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Architecture 2x 4.05 GHz - Everest4x 2.42 GHz - Sawtooth 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X32x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7152x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7103x 2 GHz - Cortex-A510
CPU cores 6 8
Clock speed 4050 MHz 3200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP 10 W 6.3 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationApple A18 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
L2 cache 16 MB 1 MB
L3 cache Not available 8 MB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 3750 MHz 4200 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 60 Gbit/s 67.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationApple A18 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
GPU Apple A18 Pro GPU Adreno 740
GPU architecture Apple Bionic GPU Adreno 700
GPU clock 1490 MHz 680 MHz
Execution units Not available 2
Shaders 128 768
FLOPS 2289 Gigaflops 2089 Gigaflops
Vulkan Not available 1.3
OpenCL Not available 2.0
DirectX Not available 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Neural Engine Hexagon

Display and media

SpecificationApple A18 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Maximum display resolution Not available 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 48MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - 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 8 Gen 2
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 5.3 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationApple A18 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Release September 2024 November 2022
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number APL1V07 SM8550-AB
Storage support NVMe UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Devices in database Not available 56
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 8 Gen 2

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Retro
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Retro

3.3
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3700 mAh
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5G
Samsung W24 Flip
Samsung

Samsung W24 Flip

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3700 mAh
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5G
Samsung W24
Samsung

Samsung W24

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1812…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4400 mAh
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1848…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 11200 mAh
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ WiFi
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ WiFi

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1752…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh
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5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1752…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh
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