Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 vs Apple A18 Pro
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Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2, vs Apple A18 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
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Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| CPU | 161131 | 465726 |
| GPU | 47367 | 721738 |
| Memory | 116028 | 250875 |
| UX | 102543 | 375110 |
| NanoReview Score | 427069 | 1813449 |
| File Compression | 104.3 MB/s | 300.1 MB/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 56.4 pages/s | 193.3 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 76.6 MP/sec | 215.2 MP/sec |
| Background Blur | 6.25 frames/s | 39.2 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 18.5 frames/s | 90.3 frames/s |
| Image Detection | 43.1 frames/s | 322.7 frames/s |
| HDR | 68.7 MP/sec | 294.3 MP/sec |
| Ray Tracing | 2.89 MP/sec | 9.08 MP/sec |
Processor
| Architecture | - 2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78 - 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
- 2x 4.05 GHz – Everest - 4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Cores count | 8 | 6 |
| Frequency | 2200 | 4050 |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 cache | n/a | 16 MB |
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 4 W | 10 W |
Graphics
| GPU Model | Adreno 613 | Apple A18 Pro GPU |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Apple Bionic GPU |
| GPU Frequency | 955 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| Execution Units | 1 | 6 |
| Shader Units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shader | 128 | 768 |
| FLOPS | 244.5 GFLOPS | 2289 GFLOPS |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | n/a |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | n/a |
| DirectX | 12.1 | n/a |
AI Acceleration
| Artificial Intelligence | Yes | Neural Engine |
| GPU Frequency | n/a | 35 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 3750 MHz |
| Bus | 2x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
| Bandwidth | 25.6 Gbit/s | 60 Gbit/s |
| Max RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia
| Memory Type | - UFS 2.2 - UFS 3.1 |
NVMe |
| Max. resolution | 2520x1200 pixels | n/a |
| Camera | 1x108 pixels | 1x48 pixels |
| Video recording | 1K at 60FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video quality | 1080p at 60FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X61 | Snapdragon X75 |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat. 22 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 2500 MB/s | Up to 10000 MB/s |
| Upload speed | Up to 900 MB/s | Up to 3500 MB/s |
| Wi-Fi version | 5 | 7 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
Other
| Announced | June, 2023 yr | September, 2024 yr |
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Codename | SM4450 | APL1V07 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple A18 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
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