CPU A
Apple A18
6 cores 4050 MHz 3 nanometers Apple A18 GPU
Mobile processor comparison
Apple A18 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
8 cores 2000 MHz 10 nanometers Adreno 615
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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
- More CPU cores
CPU
| Specification | Apple A18 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 4.05 GHz - Everest4x 2.42 GHz - Sawtooth | 2x 2 GHz - Kryo 360 Gold (Cortex-A75)6x 1.7 GHz - Kryo 360 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
| CPU cores | 6 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 4050 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| Process technology | 3 nanometers | 10 nanometers |
| TDP | 9 W | 9 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Apple A18 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 |
|---|---|---|
| L2 cache | 8 MB | Not available |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 3750 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 60 Gbit/s | 14.9 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Apple A18 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple A18 GPU | Adreno 615 |
| GPU architecture | Apple Bionic GPU | Adreno 600 |
| GPU clock | 1490 MHz | 700-750 MHz |
| Execution units | Not available | 2 |
| Shaders | 128 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 1907 Gigaflops | 350 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | Not available | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | Not available | 2.0 |
| DirectX | Not available | 12 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Neural Engine | Hexagon 685 |
Display and media
| Specification | Apple A18 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | Not available | 2560 x 1600 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 48MP | 1x 192MP, 2x 16MP |
| 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, VP8, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple A18 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 12 |
| 5G | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 600 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS |
General
| Specification | Apple A18 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | September 2024 | August 2018 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | APL1V08 | SDM670 |
| Storage support | NVMe | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 |
| Devices in database | Not available | 7 |
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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
PDF manual
Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e WiFi
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (1…
- RAM
- 4 GB, 6 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 7040 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (1…
- RAM
- 4 GB, 6 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 7040 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Oppo R17
- Display
- AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.40 in…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3500 mAh
4G
Vivo Z3
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2280 pixels (6.30 i…
- RAM
- 4 GB, 6 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3315 mAh
4G
Vivo X23
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3400 mAh
4G eSIM
Google Pixel 3a XL
- Display
- OLED 16M colors 1080 × 2160 pixels (6.00 inch…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3700 mAh
4G eSIM
Google Pixel 3a
- Display
- OLED 16M colors 1080 × 2220 pixels (5.60 inch…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB
- Battery
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