Apple A18 vs Samsung Exynos 2500
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of Apple A18 and Samsung Exynos 2500 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 76.8 Gbit/s (60 GB/s vs 76.8 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: January 2025 (September 2024 vs January 2025)
Basic
Apple
Label Name
Samsung
September 2024
Launch Date
January 2025
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
Samsung
A18
Model Name
Exynos 2500
2x 4.04 GHz – 4x 2.4 GHz –
Architecture
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X53x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A7302x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A7304x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A520
6
Cores
10
3 nm
Technology
3 nm
3780 MHz
Frequency
3200 MHz
GPU Specifications
Apple A18 GPU
GPU name
-
1398 MHz
GPU frequency
-
1.7894 TFLOPS
FLOPS
-
128
Shading units
-
5
Execution units
-
-
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
Connectivity
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.3
Bluetooth
5.4
7
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5T
7500 MHz
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
60 GB/s
Max Bandwidth
76.8 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
Neural Engine
Neural processor (NPU)
Yes
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
-
NVMe
Storage type
UFS 4.0
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
A18
3403
+25%
Exynos 2500
2719
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
A18
7828
Exynos 2500
9016
+15%
AnTuTu 10
A18
1490144
Exynos 2500
2570180
+72%
