Snapdragon 439
Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 vs Apple A20 Pro
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 and Apple A20 Pro mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Qualcomm
Apple
Launch Date
June 2018
September 2026
Platform
SmartPhone Low end
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
Samsung
TSMC
Model Name
SDM439
Apple A20 Pro
Architecture
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53
4x 1.45 GHz – Cortex-A53
4x 1.45 GHz – Cortex-A53
2x 4.93 GHz + 4x 2.64 GHz
Cores
8
6
Technology
12 nm
2 nm
Frequency
2000 MHz
4.93 GHz
Transistor count
5.5
-
Instruction set
ARMv8-A
ARMv9.4-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Adreno 505
Apple A20 Pro GPU
GPU frequency
450 MHz
1620 MHz
Max display resolution
1920 x 1200
-
FLOPS
0.0432 TFLOPS
2903 GFLOPS
Execution units
1
7
Shading units
48
128
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.0
-
DirectX version
11
-
Connectivity
Download speed
Up to 150 Mbps
-
4G support
LTE Cat. 4
-
5G support
No
-
Bluetooth
5.0
Bluetooth 6.0
Wi-Fi
5
Wi-Fi 7
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS
GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, NavIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR3
LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
800 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory Bus
1x 32 Bit
96-bit
Miscellaneous
L1 Cache
-
192 KB
L2 Cache
-
16 MB
Audio codecs
AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
AAC, APAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos
Max camera resolution
1x 21MP, 2x 8MP
3x 48 MP
Storage type
eMMC 5.1
NVMe
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8
HEVC, H.264, AV1, ProRes
Video playback
1080p at 30FPS
4K
Video capture
1K at 30FPS
4K at 120 FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 536
Dual 16-core Apple Neural Engine
TDP
5 W
-
Advantages
Snapdragon 439
- Higher Frequency: 2000 MHz (2000 MHz vs 4.93 GHz)
Apple A20 Pro
- Higher Technology: 2 nm (12 nm vs 2 nm)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2026 (June 2018 vs September 2026)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Snapdragon 439
200
Apple A20 Pro
+2257%
4713
Multi Core
Snapdragon 439
799
Apple A20 Pro
+1477%
12599
SiliconCat Rating
268
Ranks 268 among all SOC on our website
4
Ranks 4 among all SOC on our website
Apple A20 Pro
