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- Newer Launch Date: April 2025 (April 2025 vs September 2024)
Basic
MediaTek
Label Name
Apple
April 2025
Launch Date
September 2024
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
MT6991 MT6991Z/TCZA
Model Name
A18
1x 3.73 GHz – Cortex-X925, 3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4, 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720
Architecture
2x 4.04 GHz, 4x 2.4 GHz
8
Cores
6
3 nm
Technology
3 nm
3730 MHz
Frequency
3780 MHz
GPU Specifications
Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12
GPU name
Apple A18 GPU
1612 MHz
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
4.9521 TFLOPS
FLOPS
1.7894 TFLOPS
128
Shading units
128
-
Execution units
5
3.0
OpenCL version
-
1.3
Vulkan version
-
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
-
12.1
DirectX version
-
Connectivity
Up to 7300 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 10000 Mbps
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
6.0
Bluetooth
5.3
7
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
5333 MHz
Memory frequency
7500 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
12 MB
L2 Cache
-
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
1x 320MP
Max camera resolution
1x 48MP
UFS 4.0
Storage type
NVMe
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
MediaTek NPU 890
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Dimensity 9400 Plus
2956
A18
3403
+15%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Dimensity 9400 Plus
9090
+16%
A18
7828
FP32 (float)
Dimensity 9400 Plus
5002
+174%
A18
1825
AnTuTu 10
Dimensity 9400 Plus
2678086
+80%
A18
1490144
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Solar Bay
Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra
MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
11422
Apple iPhone 16
Apple A18
6794
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Realme GT 7 (China)
MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
834
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1162
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme Unlimited
Xiaomi Redmi K80 Extreme Edition
MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
789
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1086
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
OnePlus Ace 5 Ultra
MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
11756
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
6820
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra
MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
2427
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1554
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Realme GT 7 (China)
MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
2491
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1447
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