CPU A
Apple A9
2 cores 1850 MHz 14 nanometers PowerVR GT7600
Mobile processor comparison
Apple A9 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
8 cores 2200 MHz 6 nanometers Adreno 619
Compared fields
43
Different values
39
Quick factual highlights
Apple A9
No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
- More CPU cores
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
- Higher listed download speed
CPU
| Specification | Apple A9 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 1.85 GHz - Twister | 2x 2.2 GHz - Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)6x 1.7 GHz - Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
| CPU cores | 2 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 1850 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process technology | 14 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Transistors | 2 billion | Not available |
| TDP | 5 W | Not available |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Apple A9 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 128 KB | Not available |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | Not available |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | Not available |
| 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 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Apple A9 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | PowerVR GT7600 | Adreno 619 |
| GPU architecture | Rogue | Adreno 600 |
| GPU clock | 650 MHz | 840 MHz |
| Execution units | 6 | Not available |
| Shaders | 192 | 128 |
| FLOPS | Not available | 536 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 11 | 12 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Apple M9 | Hexagon 686 |
Display and media
| Specification | Apple A9 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP | 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 1K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 1080p at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265 | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple A9 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 6 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G | No | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 450 Mbps | Up to 800 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 210 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
General
| Specification | Apple A9 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | September 2015 | October 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | APL0898 | SM6375 |
| Storage support | NVMe | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2 |
| Devices in database | 13 | 54 |
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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy A23 5G Dual SIM
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2408 pixels…
- RAM
- 4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2408 pixels…
- RAM
- 4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Nokia G60 5G Dual SIM
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2408 pixel…
- RAM
- 4 GB, 6 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Nokia G60 5G
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2408 pixel…
- RAM
- 4 GB, 6 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Nokia X30 Dual SIM
- Display
- AMOLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4200 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Nokia X30
- Display
- AMOLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4200 mAh
5G
Oppo A3i Plus
- Display
- AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412 pixe…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Oppo A3 5G
- Display
- AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB, 12 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
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