Apple A18
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Apple A18
and
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Frequency: 3800 MHz (3780 MHz vs 3800 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: November 2025 (September 2024 vs November 2025)
Basic
Apple
Label Name
Qualcomm
September 2024
Launch Date
November 2025
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
A18
Model Name
SM8845
2x 4.04 GHz, 4x 2.4 GHz
Architecture
2x 3.8 GHz, 6x 3.32 GHz
6
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
3 nm
3780 MHz
Frequency
3800 MHz
GPU Specifications
Apple A18 GPU
GPU name
Adreno 840
1398 MHz
GPU frequency
1200 MHz
1.7894 TFLOPS
FLOPS
-
128
Shading units
512
5
Execution units
-
-
OpenCL version
3.0
-
Vulkan version
1.4
-
Max display resolution
3840 x 2540
-
DirectX version
12.1
Connectivity
Up to 10000 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 10000 Mbps
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
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
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Audio codecs
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV
1x 48MP
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP
NVMe
Storage type
UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 60FPS, 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 120FPS
Video playback
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Neural Engine
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
A18
3403
+21%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
2804
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
A18
7828
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
10057
+28%
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Solar Bay
Apple iPhone 16
Apple A18
6794
Honor MagicPad4
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
9649
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1162
Motorola Signature
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
880
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme Unlimited
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1086
OnePlus 15R
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
788
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
6820
Motorola Signature
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
9672
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1554
Motorola Signature
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
2076
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1447
OnePlus 15R
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
1968
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