Mobile processor comparison

Apple A18 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

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 41
Different values 32
Quick factual highlights
Apple A18 Pro
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
  • More CPU cores
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationApple A18 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Architecture 2x 4.05 GHz - Everest4x 2.42 GHz - Sawtooth 1x 3 GHz - Cortex-X44x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7203x 2 GHz - Cortex-A520
CPU cores 6 8
Clock speed 4050 MHz 3000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A
Process technology 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP 10 W 6 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationApple A18 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
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 64 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationApple A18 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
GPU Apple A18 Pro GPU Adreno 735
GPU architecture Apple Bionic GPU Adreno 700
GPU clock 1490 MHz 1100 MHz
Execution units Not available 2
Shaders 128 384
FLOPS 2289 Gigaflops 1689.6 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 8s Gen 3
Maximum display resolution Not available 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 48MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 120FPS 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 8s Gen 3
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 22
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 6500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 7
Bluetooth 5.3 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationApple A18 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Release September 2024 March 2024
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number APL1V07 SM8635
Storage support NVMe UFS 4.0
Devices in database Not available 1
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 8s Gen 3

Honor Pad GT Pro
Honor

Honor Pad GT Pro

3.2
Tablet
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 180 Hz, 1920 × 300…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 10050 mAh
5G
Motorola RAZR+ 2025
Motorola

Motorola RAZR+ 2025

3.6
Smartphone
Display
LTPO P-OLED 1.07G colors, 165 Hz, 1080 × 2640…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4000 mAh
5G
Motorola RAZR 50 Ultra
Motorola

Motorola RAZR 50 Ultra

3.4
Smartphone
Display
P-OLED 1.07G colors, 165 Hz, 1080 × 2640 pixe…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh
5G
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
Motorola

Motorola Edge 50 Ultra

3.8
Smartphone
Display
LTPS P-OLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1220 × 2712…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4500 mAh
5G
Realme GT 6
Realme

Realme GT 6

3.6
Smartphone
Display
LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1264 × 2780…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5500 mAh
5G
Redmi Turbo 3 Harry Potter
Redmi

Redmi Turbo 3 Harry Potter

3.6
Smartphone
Display
OLED 68.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixels…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Redmi Turbo 3
Redmi

Redmi Turbo 3

3.6
Smartphone
Display
OLED 68.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixels…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh