Apple M1 iPad
							Apple M1 iPad vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple M1 iPad and Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
                                        Label Name
                                    
                                    
                                        Apple
                                                                            
                                    
                                        Qualcomm
                                                                            
                                
                                        Launch Date
                                    
                                    
                                        November 2020
                                                                            
                                    
                                        June 2021
                                                                                    
                                                                            
                                
                                        Platform
                                    
                                    
                                        SmartPhone Flagship
                                                                            
                                    
                                        SmartPhone Flagship
                                                                            
                                
                                Manufacturing
                                                            
                            
                                TSMC
                                                            
                            
                                Samsung
                                                            
                        
                                Model Name
                                                            
                            
                                APL1102
                                                            
                            
                                SM8350-AC
                                                            
                        
                                Architecture
                                                            
                            
                                4x 2.1 GHz – Firestorm4x 3.2 GHz – Icestorm
                                                            
                            
                                1x 2.995 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
                                                            
                        
                                Cores
                                                            
                            
                                8
                                                            
                            
                                8
                                                            
                        
                                Technology
                                                            
                            
                                5 nm
                                                            
                            
                                5 nm
                                                            
                        
                                Frequency
                                                            
                            
                                3200 MHz
                                                                    
                                                            
                            
                                2995 MHz
                                                            
                        
                                Transistor count
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                10.3
                                                            
                        
                                Instruction set
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                ARMv8.4-A
                                                            
                        GPU Specifications
                                GPU name
                                                            
                            
                                Apple M1 GPU
                                                            
                            
                                Adreno 660
                                                            
                        
                                GPU frequency
                                                            
                            
                                1278 MHz
                                                            
                            
                                905 MHz
                                                            
                        
                                Max display resolution
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                3840 x 2160
                                                            
                        
                                FLOPS
                                                            
                            
                                2.617 TFLOPS
                                                            
                            
                                1.8534 TFLOPS
                                                            
                        
                                Execution units
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                2
                                                            
                        
                                Shading units
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                512
                                                            
                        
                                OpenCL version
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                2.0
                                                            
                        
                                Vulkan version
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                1.1
                                                            
                        
                                DirectX version
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                12.1
                                                            
                        Connectivity
                                4G support
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                LTE Cat. 22
                                                            
                        
                                5G support
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                Yes
                                                            
                        
                                Bluetooth
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                5.2
                                                            
                        
                                Wi-Fi
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                6
                                                            
                        
                                Navigation
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
                                                            
                        Memory Specifications
                                Memory type
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                LPDDR5
                                                            
                        
                                Memory frequency
                                                            
                            
                                4266 MHz
                                                            
                            
                                3200 MHz
                                                            
                        
                                Memory Bus
                                                            
                            
                                4x 16 Bit
                                                            
                            
                                4x 16 Bit
                                                            
                        Miscellaneous
                                L2 Cache
                                                            
                            
                                12 MB
                                                            
                            
                                1 MB
                                                            
                        
                                Audio codecs
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
                                                            
                        
                                Max camera resolution
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
                                                            
                        
                                Storage type
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
                                                            
                        
                                Video codecs
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
                                                            
                        
                                Video playback
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                8K at 30FPS
                                                            
                        
                                Video capture
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
                                                            
                        
                                Neural processor (NPU)
                                                            
                            
                                -
                                                            
                            
                                Hexagon 780
                                                            
                        
                                TDP
                                                            
                            
                                14 W
                                                            
                            
                                8 W
                                                            
                        Advantages
 
                                                            
                                        Apple M1 iPad
                                    
                                    - Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (3200 MHz vs 2995 MHz)
 
                                                            
                                        Snapdragon 888 Plus
                                    
                                    - Newer Launch Date: June 2021 (November 2020 vs June 2021)
AnTuTu 10
											Score
										
									
									
										Apple M1 iPad
									
								
								
																			
											+78%
										
																		
										1726148
									
								
								
									
										Snapdragon 888 Plus
									
								
								
																		
										967995
									
								
								Performance
CPU
													
									
										Score
									
								
								
									499627 
																			
																	
								
									258725 
																	
							GPU
													
									
										Score
									
								
								
									695081 
																			
																	
								
									301676 
																	
							Memory
													
									
										Score
									
								
								
									198785 
																			
																	
								
									180288 
																	
							UX
													
									
										Score
									
								
								
									332655 
																			
																	
								
									227306 
																	
							
						
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							Geekbench 6
                                                Single Core
                                            
                                        
                                            Apple M1 iPad
                                        
                                    
                                                                                    
                                                +89%
                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                        2319
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                            Snapdragon 888 Plus
                                        
                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                        1230
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                                Multi Core
                                            
                                        
                                            Apple M1 iPad
                                        
                                    
                                                                                    
                                                +124%
                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                        8478
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                            Snapdragon 888 Plus
                                        
                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                        3778
                                        
                                    
                                    FP32 (float)
                                            Apple M1 iPad
                                        
                                    
                                                                                    
                                                +41%
                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                        2696
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                            Snapdragon 888 Plus
                                        
                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                        1909
                                        
                                    
                                    SiliconCat Rating
								19
							
							
								Ranks 19 among all SOC on our website
							
						
								59
							
							
								Ranks 59 among all SOC on our website
							
						Snapdragon 888 Plus
							 
                                                             
                                                             
                                                             
                                                             
                                                            