CPU A
Apple A18
6 cores 4050 MHz 3 nanometers Apple A18 GPU
Mobile processor comparison
Apple A18 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
8 cores 3300 MHz 4 nanometers Adreno 750
Compared fields
41
Different values
31
Quick factual highlights
Apple A18
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
- More CPU cores
CPU
| Specification | Apple A18 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 4.05 GHz - Everest4x 2.42 GHz - Sawtooth | 1x 3.3 GHz - Cortex-X43x 3.15 GHz - Cortex-A7202x 2.96 GHz - Cortex-A7202x 2.27 GHz - Cortex-A520 |
| CPU cores | 6 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 4050 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| Process technology | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| TDP | 9 W | Not available |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Apple A18 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| L2 cache | 8 MB | Not available |
| L3 cache | Not available | 12 MB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 3750 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 60 Gbit/s | 77 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 8 GB | 24 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Apple A18 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple A18 GPU | Adreno 750 |
| GPU architecture | Apple Bionic GPU | Not available |
| GPU clock | 1490 MHz | 770 MHz |
| Execution units | Not available | 2 |
| Shaders | 128 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 1907 Gigaflops | 4435.2 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | Not available | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | Not available | 2.0 |
| DirectX | Not available | 12.1 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Neural Engine | Hexagon |
Display and media
| Specification | Apple A18 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | Not available | 3840 x 2160 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 48MP | 1x 200MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG | H.264, H.265, AV1, 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 8 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 10000 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
| Specification | Apple A18 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | September 2024 | October 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | APL1V08 | SM8650-AB |
| Storage support | NVMe | UFS 4.0 |
| Devices in database | Not available | 9 |
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 8 Gen 3
5G
Samsung W25 Flip
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- Storage
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- Battery
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5G
Samsung W25
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1000 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4400 mAh
5G
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors 1080 × 2520 pi…
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4400 mAh
Oppo Pad 3 Pro
- Display
- IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 2120 × 3000 pix…
- RAM
- 8 GB, 12 GB, 16 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 9510 mAh
5G
Oppo Find X7 Ultra PHY110
- Display
- LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3168…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
- Display
- AMOLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz,1440 × 3200 pixel…
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
- Battery
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- Display
- AMOLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1260 × 2800 pixe…
- RAM
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- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Honor 400 Pro China
- Display
- AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1264 × 2736 pixe…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB
- Storage
- 1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
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