CPU A
Apple A18
6 cores 4050 MHz 3 nanometers Apple A18 GPU
Mobile processor comparison
Apple A18 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8020
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
MediaTek Dimensity 8020
8 cores 2600 MHz 6 nanometers Mali-G77 MP9
Compared fields
40
Different values
37
Quick factual highlights
Apple A18
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
- Higher listed download speed
MediaTek Dimensity 8020
- More CPU cores
CPU
| Specification | Apple A18 | MediaTek Dimensity 8020 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 4.05 GHz - Everest4x 2.42 GHz - Sawtooth | 4x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A784x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55 |
| CPU cores | 6 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 4050 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process technology | 3 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| TDP | 9 W | 4 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Apple A18 | MediaTek Dimensity 8020 |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | Not available | 32 KB |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 320 KB |
| L3 cache | Not available | 8 MB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 3750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 60 Gbit/s | 34.1 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 8 GB | 16 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Apple A18 | MediaTek Dimensity 8020 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple A18 GPU | Mali-G77 MP9 |
| GPU architecture | Apple Bionic GPU | Valhall 1st gen |
| GPU clock | 1490 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Shaders | 128 | 64 |
| FLOPS | 1907 Gigaflops | 979.2 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | Not available | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | Not available | 2.0 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Neural Engine | MediaTek APU 570 |
Display and media
| Specification | Apple A18 | MediaTek Dimensity 8020 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | Not available | 2520 x 1080 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 48MP | 1x 108MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV | - AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple A18 | MediaTek Dimensity 8020 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 21 |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 4700 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Up to 2500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
General
| Specification | Apple A18 | MediaTek Dimensity 8020 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | September 2024 | April 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | APL1V08 | MT6891, MT6891Z_Z/CZA |
| Storage support | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
| Devices in database | Not available | 4 |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
Apple A18
No linked devices were found in the sampled legacy tables.
MediaTek Dimensity 8020
5G
Vivo V29 Pro
- Display
- AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1260 × 2800 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB, 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4600 mAh
Honor Pad V8 WiFi
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixel…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 7250 mAh
5G
Motorola Edge 40 Pantone
- Display
- P-OLED 16.7M colors, 144 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4400 mAh
5G
Doogee DK10
- Display
- AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5150 mAh
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