CPU A
Apple A18
6 cores 4050 MHz 3 nanometers Apple A18 GPU
Mobile processor comparison
Apple A18 vs MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus
8 cores 2600 MHz 7 nanometers Mali-G77 MC9
Compared fields
41
Different values
38
Quick factual highlights
Apple A18
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
- Higher listed download speed
MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus
- More CPU cores
CPU
| Specification | Apple A18 | MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 4.05 GHz - Everest4x 2.42 GHz - Sawtooth | 4x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A774x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55 |
| CPU cores | 6 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 4050 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.3-A |
| Process technology | 3 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| TDP | 9 W | 10 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Apple A18 | MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| L2 cache | 8 MB | Not available |
| L3 cache | Not available | 0.512 MB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 3750 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 60 Gbit/s | 29.87 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 8 GB | 16 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Apple A18 | MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple A18 GPU | Mali-G77 MC9 |
| GPU architecture | Apple Bionic GPU | Valhall |
| GPU clock | 1490 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Execution units | Not available | 9 |
| Shaders | 128 | 144 |
| FLOPS | 1907 Gigaflops | Not available |
| Vulkan | Not available | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | Not available | 2.0 |
| DirectX | Not available | 12 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Neural Engine | MediaTek APU 3.0 |
Display and media
| Specification | Apple A18 | MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | Not available | 2520 x 1080 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 48MP | 1x 80MP, 2x 32MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple A18 | MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 1200 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Up to 316 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
General
| Specification | Apple A18 | MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Release | September 2024 | May 2020 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | APL1V08 | MT6889Z/CZA |
| Storage support | NVMe | UFS 2.2 |
| Devices in database | Not available | 7 |
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