Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3
vs
Apple A18

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 and Apple A18 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 3 nm (4 nm vs 3 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3780 MHz (2800 MHz vs 3780 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: September 2024 (March 2024 vs September 2024)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
Apple
March 2024
Launch Date
September 2024
SmartPhone Mid range
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM7675
Model Name
A18
1x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A520
Architecture
2x 4.04 GHz, 4x 2.4 GHz
8
Cores
6
4 nm
Technology
3 nm
2800 MHz
Frequency
3780 MHz

GPU Specifications

Adreno 732
GPU name
Apple A18 GPU
950 MHz
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
4.7308 TFLOPS
FLOPS
1.7894 TFLOPS
1536
Shading units
128
2
Execution units
5
2.0
OpenCL version
-
1.3
Vulkan version
-
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
-
12.1
DirectX version
-

Connectivity

Up to 10000 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 10000 Mbps
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.4
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
4800 MHz
Memory frequency
7500 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

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

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3
1906
A18
3403 +79%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3
5330
A18
7828 +47%
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3
1485700
A18
1490144 +0%

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Steel Nomad Light
OnePlus Nord 4
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3
975
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1554
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Alldocube iPlay 70 mini Ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3
947
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1447