CPU A
Apple A9
2 cores 1850 MHz 14 nanometers PowerVR GT7600
Mobile processor comparison
Apple A9 vs MediaTek Dimensity 700
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
MediaTek Dimensity 700
8 cores 2200 MHz 7 nanometers Mali-G57 MP2
Compared fields
43
Different values
41
Quick factual highlights
Apple A9
No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
MediaTek Dimensity 700
- More CPU cores
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
- Higher listed download speed
CPU
| Specification | Apple A9 | MediaTek Dimensity 700 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 1.85 GHz - Twister | 2x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A766x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55 |
| CPU cores | 2 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 1850 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process technology | 14 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistors | 2 billion | Not available |
| TDP | 5 W | 6 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Apple A9 | MediaTek Dimensity 700 |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1333 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 14.9 Gbit/s | 17.07 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 4 GB | 12 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Apple A9 | MediaTek Dimensity 700 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | PowerVR GT7600 | Mali-G57 MP2 |
| GPU architecture | Rogue | Valhall 1st gen |
| GPU clock | 650 MHz | 950 MHz |
| Execution units | 6 | 2 |
| Shaders | 192 | 64 |
| FLOPS | Not available | 243.2 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 11 | 12 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Apple M9 | Yes |
Display and media
| Specification | Apple A9 | MediaTek Dimensity 700 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP | 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265 | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | - AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple A9 | MediaTek Dimensity 700 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 6 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G | No | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 450 Mbps | Up to 2770 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 1250 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 | 5.1 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
General
| Specification | Apple A9 | MediaTek Dimensity 700 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | September 2015 | November 2020 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | APL0898 | MT6833V/ZA |
| Storage support | NVMe | UFS 2.2 |
| Devices in database | 13 | 104 |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
Apple A9
4G
Apple iPhone 6s Plus 32 GB
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 1920 pixels (5.50 i…
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po
4G
Apple iPhone 6s 32 GB
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 750 × 1334 pixels (4.70 in…
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 1715 mAh
Apple iPad 9.7 WiFi 128 GB
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1536 × 2048 pixels (9.70 i…
- Storage
- 128 GB
Apple iPad 9.7 WiFi
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1536 × 2048 pixels (9.70 i…
- Storage
- 32 GB
4G
Apple iPad 9.7 128 GB
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1536 × 2048 pixels (9.70 i…
- Storage
- 128 GB
4G
Apple iPad 9.7
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1536 × 2048 pixels (9.70 i…
- Storage
- 32 GB
Apple iPad Pro 9.7 WiFi
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1536 × 2048 pixels (9.70 i…
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po
4G
Apple iPad Pro 9.7
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1536 × 2048 pixels (9.70 i…
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po
MediaTek Dimensity 700
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy A14 5G Dual SIM
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
- RAM
- 4 GB, 6 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy A14 5G
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
- RAM
- 4 GB, 6 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
PDF manual 5G eSIM
Samsung Galaxy A23 5G SM-A233
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 720 × 1560 pixels…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4000 mAh
5G eSIM
Samsung Galaxy A23 5G SC-56C
- Display
- TFT 16M colors 720 × 1560 pixels (5.80 inches…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4000 mAh
5G
Samsung Galaxy Wide6
- Display
- PLS TFT 16M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixels…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy M13 5G
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixels…
- RAM
- 4 GB, 6 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy A13 5G
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixels…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy A22s 5G
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5000 mAh
Keep comparing
Related processor comparisons
MediaTek Dimensity 700vsMediaTek Helio G100
MediaTek Dimensity 700vsMediaTek Helio G99
MediaTek Dimensity 6300vsMediaTek Dimensity 700
Apple A12 BionicvsMediaTek Dimensity 700
Apple A13 BionicvsMediaTek Dimensity 700
MediaTek Dimensity 700vsQualcomm Snapdragon 865
MediaTek Dimensity 700vsMediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus
Apple A15 BionicvsMediaTek Dimensity 700