Samsung Exynos 2500 vs Apple A18 Pro
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of Samsung Exynos 2500 and Apple A18 Pro mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Newer Launch Date: January 2025 (January 2025 vs September 2024)
- Higher Frequency: 3890 MHz (3200 MHz vs 3890 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 78.8 Gbit/s (76.8 Gbit/s vs 78.8 Gbit/s)
Basic
Samsung
Label Name
Apple
January 2025
Launch Date
September 2024
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Samsung
Manufacturing
TSMC
Exynos 2500
Model Name
A18 Pro
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X53x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A7302x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A7304x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A520
Architecture
2x 3.89 GHz –
4x 2.2 GHz –
10
Cores
6
3 nm
Technology
3 nm
3200 MHz
Frequency
3890 MHz
GPU Specifications
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
-
Connectivity
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.4
Bluetooth
5.4
7
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5T
Memory type
LPDDR5T
4800 MHz
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
76.8 Gbit/s
Max Bandwidth
78.8 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
Yes
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
-
Max camera resolution
1x 48MP
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
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Exynos 2500
2719
A18 Pro
3408
+25%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Exynos 2500
9016
A18 Pro
9092
+1%
AnTuTu 10
Exynos 2500
2570180
+30%
A18 Pro
1977119
