CPU A
Apple A18
6 cores 4050 MHz 3 nanometers Apple A18 GPU
Mobile processor comparison
Apple A18 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8300
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
8 cores 3350 MHz 4 nanometers Mali-G615 MP6
Compared fields
39
Different values
33
Quick factual highlights
Apple A18
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
- Higher listed download speed
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
- More CPU cores
CPU
| Specification | Apple A18 | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 4.05 GHz - Everest4x 2.42 GHz - Sawtooth | 1x 3.35 GHz - Cortex-A7153x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-A7154x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A510 |
| CPU cores | 6 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 4050 MHz | 3350 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| Process technology | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| TDP | 9 W | 5.8 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Apple A18 | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 |
|---|---|---|
| L2 cache | 8 MB | Not available |
| L3 cache | Not available | 4 MB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 3750 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 60 Gbit/s | 68.2 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 8 GB | 24 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Apple A18 | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple A18 GPU | Mali-G615 MP6 |
| GPU architecture | Apple Bionic GPU | Valhall 4rd gen |
| GPU clock | 1490 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Shaders | 128 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 1907 Gigaflops | 2150.4 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | Not available | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | Not available | 2.0 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Neural Engine | MediaTek APU 780 |
Display and media
| Specification | Apple A18 | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | Not available | 2960 x 1440 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 48MP | 1x 320MP |
| 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 - AV1 - 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 8300 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 5170 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Not available |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
General
| Specification | Apple A18 | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | September 2024 | November 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | APL1V08 | MT6897 |
| Storage support | NVMe | UFS 4.0 |
| Devices in database | Not available | 2 |
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 8300
Motorola Moto Pad 60 pro
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 144 Hz, 1840 × 2944 pix…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 10200 mAh
Lenovo Idea Tab Pro
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 144 Hz, 1840 × 2944 pix…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 10200 mAh
5G
Redmi K70E
- Display
- AMOLED 67.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixe…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5500 mAh
5G
Xiaomi 14T
- Display
- AMOLED 68.7G colors, 144 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixe…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
POCO X6 Pro
- Display
- AMOLED 67.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB, 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
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