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Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 vs Apple A18

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

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Apple A18

6 cores 4050 MHz 3 nanometers Apple A18 GPU
Compared fields 38
Different values 35
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
  • More CPU cores
Apple A18
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
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Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1Apple A18
Architecture 4x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A784x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 2x 4.05 GHz - Everest4x 2.42 GHz - Sawtooth
CPU cores 8 6
Clock speed 2200 MHz 4050 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.2-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 3 nanometers
TDP 7 W 9 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1Apple A18
L2 cache Not available 8 MB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 2750 MHz 3750 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 22 Gbit/s 60 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 12 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1Apple A18
GPU Adreno 710 Apple A18 GPU
GPU architecture Adreno 700 Apple Bionic GPU
GPU clock 676 MHz 1490 MHz
Shaders 128 128
FLOPS 346.1 Gigaflops 1907 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 Not available
OpenCL 2.0 Not available
DirectX 12.1 Not available
Neural processor / NPU Yes Neural Engine

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1Apple A18
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 Not available
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 48MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - 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 6 Gen 1Apple A18
4G LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2900 Mbps Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1600 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

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1Apple A18
Release September 2022 September 2024
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number SM6450 APL1V08
Storage support UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 NVMe
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

5G
Oppo A5 2025
Oppo

Oppo A5 2025

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Si-Car 6500 mAh
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5G
Oppo Reno13 F 5G
Oppo

Oppo Reno13 F 5G

3.0
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5800 mAh
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5G
Honor Magic7 Lite
Honor

Honor Magic7 Lite

3.2
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1224 × 2700 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Si-Car 6600 mAh
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5G
Honor X9c
Honor

Honor X9c

3.2
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1224 × 2700 pixe…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Si-Car 6600 mAh
View details
5G
Honor X60 Pro
Honor

Honor X60 Pro

3.2
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1224 × 2700 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6600 mAh
View details

Apple A18

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