Apple A18 Pro vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Apple A18 Pro and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Frequency: 4000 MHz (3890 MHz vs 4000 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: October 2024 (September 2024 vs October 2024)

Basic

Apple
Label Name
Qualcomm
September 2024
Launch Date
October 2024
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
A18 Pro
Model Name
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
2x 3.89 GHz – 4x 2.2 GHz –
Architecture
2x 4 GHz – Cortex-X5 6x 0 GHz – Cortex-A730
6
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
3 nm
3890 MHz
Frequency
4000 MHz

GPU Specifications

-
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160

Connectivity

LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.4
Bluetooth
5.4
7
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5T
Memory type
-
4800 MHz
Memory frequency
-
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
78.8 Gbit/s
Max Bandwidth
-

Miscellaneous

Neural Engine
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Audio codecs
-
1x 48MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
NVMe
Storage type
UFS 4.0
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
A18 Pro
3408 +17%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
2902
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
A18 Pro
9092
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
9840 +8%
AnTuTu 10
A18 Pro
1977119
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
3196241 +62%