Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Dimensity 8050 vs Apple A18

Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.

CPU B

Apple A18

6 cores 4050 MHz 3 nanometers Apple A18 GPU
Compared fields 38
Different values 35
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Dimensity 8050
  • More CPU cores
Apple A18
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8050Apple A18
Architecture 1x 3 GHz - Cortex-A783x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A784x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55 2x 4.05 GHz - Everest4x 2.42 GHz - Sawtooth
CPU cores 8 6
Clock speed 3000 MHz 4050 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.2-A
Process technology 6 nanometers 3 nanometers
TDP Not available 9 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8050Apple A18
L2 cache Not available 8 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3750 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 34.1 Gbit/s 60 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8050Apple A18
GPU Mali-G77 MP9 Apple A18 GPU
GPU architecture Valhall 1st gen Apple Bionic GPU
GPU clock 850 MHz 1490 MHz
Shaders 64 128
FLOPS 979.2 Gigaflops 1907 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 Not available
OpenCL 2.0 Not available
Neural processor / NPU MediaTek APU 570 Neural Engine

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8050Apple A18
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 Not available
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 48MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG
Audio codecs - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV - AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8050Apple A18
4G LTE Cat. 21 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 4700 Mbps Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 2500 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 7
Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8050Apple A18
Release May 2023 September 2024
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number MT6893, MT6893Z_T/CZA APL1V08
Storage support UFS 3.1 NVMe
Devices in database 1 Not available
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

MediaTek Dimensity 8050

5G
Vivo S17t
Vivo

Vivo S17t

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1260 × 2800 pixe…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4600 mAh

Apple A18

No linked devices were found in the sampled legacy tables.