Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
vs
Apple A18 Pro

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Apple A18 Pro 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: 3890 MHz (3200 MHz vs 3890 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: September 2024 (November 2022 vs September 2024)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
Apple
November 2022
Launch Date
September 2024
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM8550-AB
Model Name
A18 Pro
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Architecture
2x 3.89 GHz –
4x 2.2 GHz –
8
Cores
6
4 nm
Technology
3 nm
3200 MHz
Frequency
3890 MHz

GPU Specifications

Adreno 740
GPU name
-
680 MHz
GPU frequency
-
3.4816 TFLOPS
FLOPS
-
1280
Shading units
-
2
Execution units
-
2.0
OpenCL version
-
1.1
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
5.3
Bluetooth
5.4
7
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5T
4200 MHz
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

1 MB
L2 Cache
-
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 3.1, UFS 4.0
Storage type
NVMe
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS
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 60FPS
6.3 W
TDP
-
ARMv9-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1993
A18 Pro
3408 +71%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5328
A18 Pro
9092 +71%
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1550709
A18 Pro
1977119 +27%

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Solar Bay
ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5622
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Apple A18 Pro
7578
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Xiaomi Mix Fold 3
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
549
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Apple A18 Pro
1298
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme Unlimited
Asus ROG Phone 7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
527
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Apple A18 Pro
1136
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro / 8S Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
6471
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Apple A18 Pro
7534
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1152
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Apple A18 Pro
1715
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Meizu 20
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1185
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Apple A18 Pro
1545