Mobile processor comparison

Apple A18 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3

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

CPU A

Apple A18

6 cores 4050 MHz 3 nanometers Apple A18 GPU
Compared fields 39
Different values 32
Quick factual highlights
Apple A18
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3
  • More CPU cores
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationApple A18Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3
Architecture 2x 4.05 GHz - Everest4x 2.42 GHz - Sawtooth 1x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-X44x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A7203x 1.9 GHz - Cortex-A520
CPU cores 6 8
Clock speed 4050 MHz 2800 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A
Process technology 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP 9 W 5.5 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationApple A18Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3
L2 cache 8 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 3750 MHz 4200 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 60 Gbit/s 64 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationApple A18Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3
GPU Apple A18 GPU Adreno 732
GPU architecture Apple Bionic GPU Adreno 700
GPU clock 1490 MHz 950 MHz
Shaders 128 384
FLOPS 1907 Gigaflops 1459.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan Not available 1.3
OpenCL Not available 2.0
DirectX Not available 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Neural Engine Yes

Display and media

SpecificationApple A18Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3
Maximum display resolution Not available 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 48MP 1x 200MP
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 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs - AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationApple A18Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 5000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 7
Bluetooth 5.3 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationApple A18Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3
Release September 2024 March 2024
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number APL1V08 SM7675
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.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3

5G
Realme GT 6T
Realme

Realme GT 6T

3.6
Smartphone
Display
LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1264 × 2780…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5500 mAh
5G
Realme GT Neo6 SE
Realme

Realme GT Neo6 SE

3.6
Smartphone
Display
LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1264 × 2780…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5500 mAh
5G
OnePlus Nord 4
OnePlus

OnePlus Nord 4

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1240 × 2772 pixe…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5500 mAh
5G
OnePlus Ace 3V
OnePlus

OnePlus Ace 3V

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1240 × 2772 pixe…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5500 mAh