Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
vs
Apple A19

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and Apple A19 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 3 nm (3 nm vs 3 nm (TSMC N3P))
  • Higher Frequency: 4320 MHz (4320 MHz vs 2x 4.26 GHz – 4x 2.51 GHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: September 2025 (October 2024 vs September 2025)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
Apple
October 2024
Launch Date
September 2025
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM8750-AB
Model Name
A19
2x 4.32 GHz – Oryon6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon
Architecture
6-core CPU (2 performance + 4 efficiency)
8
Cores
6
3 nm
Technology
3 nm (TSMC N3P)
4320 MHz
Frequency
2x 4.26 GHz – 4x 2.51 GHz

GPU Specifications

Adreno 830
GPU name
Apple A19 GPU, 5-core with Neural Accelerators
1100 MHz
GPU frequency
-
3.744 TFLOPS
FLOPS
-
3.0 FP
OpenCL version
-
1.3
Vulkan version
-
On-Device Display Support: • 4K(3840×2160) @ 60 Hz • QHD+ @ 240 Hz
Max display resolution
-

Connectivity

LTE Cat. 24
4G support
Gigabit LTE
Yes
5G support
5G (sub-6 GHz & mmWave)
6
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 6
7
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, NavIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5X
Memory type
-
5300 MHz
Memory frequency
-
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
-

Miscellaneous

Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
16-core Neural Engine
-
L1 Cache
Instruction Cache 128 KB, Data Cache 64.0 KB
24 MB
L2 Cache
4 MB
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, Apple Lossless (ALAC), FLAC, MP3, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos
1x 320MP
Max camera resolution
1x 48MP
UFS 4.0
Storage type
-
4K video capture @ 120 FPS
Video capture
4K Dolby Vision @60 fps; Cinematic 4K @30 fps; slo-mo 1080p @120/240 fps; Spatial Video 1080p @30 fps
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
-
8K HDR video playback @ 60 FPS
Video playback
HEVC (H.265), H.264, AV1; HDR Dolby Vision/HDR10+/HDR10/HLG
ARMv9 (64-бит)
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3301
A19
3559 +8%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite
9848 +13%
A19
8710
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Elite
3008864 +57%
A19
1918578

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Solar Bay
Lenovo Legion Y700 (Gen 4)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
12121
Apple iPhone 17
Apple A19
9421
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Oppo Pad 4 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
1239
Apple iPhone 17
Apple A19
1717
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme Unlimited
Asus ROG Phone 9 / 9 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
1271
Apple iPhone 17
Apple A19
1677
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
Vivo iQOO Neo10 Pro+ (China)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
12327
Apple iPhone 17
Apple A19
9708
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Honor GT Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
2661
Apple iPhone 17
Apple A19
2130
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro / 10 Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
2527
Apple iPhone 17
Apple A19
2020