MediaTek Dimensity 9500
vs
Apple A18

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of MediaTek Dimensity 9500 and Apple A18 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Frequency: 4210 (4210 vs 3780 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: September 2025 (September 2025 vs September 2024)

Basic

MediaTek
Label Name
Apple
September 2025
Launch Date
September 2024
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
-
Model Name
A18
1x 4.21 GHz – C1-Ultra, 3x 3.5 GHz – C1-Premium, 4x 2.7 GHz – C1-Pro
Architecture
2x 4.04 GHz, 4x 2.4 GHz
8
Cores
6
3 nm
Technology
3 nm
4210
Frequency
3780 MHz

GPU Specifications

GPU Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12
GPU name
Apple A18 GPU
1750 MHz
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
-
FLOPS
1.7894 TFLOPS
128
Shading units
128
-
Execution units
5
WQHD+ 180Hz
Max display resolution
-

Connectivity

-
Download speed
Up to 10000 Mbps
Yes
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

2MB/1MB/512KB
L2 Cache
-
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
320 MP
Max camera resolution
1x 48MP
-
Storage type
NVMe
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
- H.264
- 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
ARMv9.3
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
MediaTek NPU 990
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Dimensity 9500
4007 +18%
A18
3403
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Dimensity 9500
11217 +43%
A18
7828
AnTuTu 10
Dimensity 9500
4011932 +169%
A18
1490144

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Solar Bay
Vivo X300
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
14221
Apple iPhone 16
Apple A18
6794
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Vivo X300 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
1357
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1162
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme Unlimited
Oppo Find X9 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
912
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1086
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
Oppo Find X9 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
12247
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
6820
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Oppo Find X9
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
3423
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1554
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Vivo X300
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
3072
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1447