Apple A18
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Apple A18
and
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (3 nm vs 4 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3780 MHz (3780 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: April 2025 (September 2024 vs April 2025)
Basic
Apple
Label Name
Qualcomm
September 2024
Launch Date
April 2025
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
A18
Model Name
SM8735
2x 4.04 GHz, 4x 2.4 GHz
Architecture
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X4
3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A720
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
2x 2.02 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A720
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
2x 2.02 GHz – Cortex-A720
6
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
4 nm
3780 MHz
Frequency
3200 MHz
GPU Specifications
Apple A18 GPU
GPU name
Adreno 825
1398 MHz
GPU frequency
1150 MHz
1.7894 TFLOPS
FLOPS
-
128
Shading units
-
5
Execution units
-
-
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
Connectivity
Up to 10000 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 4200 Mbps
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
-
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.3
Bluetooth
6.0
7
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
7500 MHz
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
-
L2 Cache
2.75 MB
-
L3 cache
8 MB
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Audio codecs
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
1x 48MP
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP
NVMe
Storage type
UFS 4.0
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 60FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Video codecs
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 60FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Neural Engine
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
A18
3403
+61%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2116
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
A18
7828
+11%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
7082
AnTuTu 10
A18
1490144
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2230196
+50%
AntuTu 11
A18
1972476
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2314417
+17%
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Solar Bay
Apple iPhone 16
Apple A18
6794
Oppo K13 Turbo Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
8191
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1162
Nothing Phone (3)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
803
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme Unlimited
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1086
Nothing Phone (3)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
815
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
6820
Nothing Phone (3)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
8042
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1554
Vivo iQOO Z10 Turbo Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
1820
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1447
Vivo iQOO Z10 Turbo Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
1804
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