Mobile processor comparison

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

Detailed comparison

CPU

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

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3Apple A18 Pro
L2 cache 1 MB 16 MB
L3 cache 8 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 4200 MHz 3750 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 64 Gbit/s 60 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 24 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3Apple A18 Pro
GPU Adreno 735 Apple A18 Pro GPU
GPU architecture Adreno 700 Apple Bionic GPU
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1490 MHz
Execution units 2 Not available
Shaders 384 128
FLOPS 1689.6 Gigaflops 2289 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 Not available
OpenCL 2.0 Not available
DirectX 12.1 Not available
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon Neural Engine

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3Apple A18 Pro
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 Not available
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 48MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 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

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3Apple A18 Pro
4G LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 6500 Mbps Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 7
Bluetooth 5.4 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3Apple A18 Pro
Release March 2024 September 2024
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8635 APL1V07
Storage support UFS 4.0 NVMe
Devices in database 1 Not available
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

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

Apple A18 Pro

No linked devices were found in the sampled legacy tables.