Apple M1 iPad vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

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SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple M1 iPad and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.

Basic

Label Name
Apple
Qualcomm
Launch Date
November 2020
May 2022
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
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Model Name
APL1102
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Architecture
4x 2.1 GHz – Firestorm4x 3.2 GHz – Icestorm
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X23x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A7104x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores
8
8
Technology
5 nm
4 nm
Frequency
3200 MHz
3200 MHz
Instruction set
-
ARMv9-A

GPU Specifications

GPU name
Apple M1 GPU
Adreno 730
GPU frequency
1278 MHz
900 MHz
Max display resolution
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3840 x 2160
FLOPS
2.617 TFLOPS
-
OpenCL version
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2.0
Vulkan version
-
1.1
DirectX version
-
12

Connectivity

4G support
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LTE Cat. 24
5G support
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Yes
Bluetooth
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5.3
Wi-Fi
-
6
Navigation
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GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

Memory type
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LPDDR5
Memory frequency
4266 MHz
3200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
68.25 Gbit/s
51.2 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

L2 Cache
12 MB
-
Audio codecs
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AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Max camera resolution
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1x 200MP
Storage type
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UFS 3.1
Video codecs
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H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Video playback
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8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
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8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
-
Hexagon
TDP
14 W
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Advantages

Apple M1 iPad
Apple M1 iPad
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 68.25 Gbit/s (68.25 Gbit/s vs 51.2 Gbit/s)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
  • Higher Technology: 4 nm (5 nm vs 4 nm)
  • Newer Launch Date: May 2022 (November 2020 vs May 2022)

Geekbench 6

Single Core
Apple M1 iPad
+39% 2319
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
1665
Multi Core
Apple M1 iPad
+102% 8478
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
4202

SiliconCat Rating

9
Ranks 9 among all SOC on our website
28
Ranks 28 among all SOC on our website
Apple M1 iPad
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

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