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
Max Bandwidth
68.25 Gbit/s
51.2 Gbit/s
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)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 68.25 Gbit/s (68.25 Gbit/s vs 51.2 Gbit/s)
Snapdragon 888 Plus
- Newer Launch Date: June 2021 (November 2020 vs June 2021)
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
9
Ranks 9 among all SOC on our website
38
Ranks 38 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 888 Plus
