Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus vs Apple M2 iPad

vs
Apple
M2 iPad
Specifications of SoCs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus and Apple M2 iPad mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.

Basic

Label Name
Qualcomm
Apple
Launch Date
June 2021
June 2022
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
Samsung
TSMC
Model Name
SM8350-AC
APL1109
Architecture
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)
4x 3.5 GHz – Avalanche4x 2.4 GHz – Blizzard
Cores
8
8
Technology
5 nm
5 nm
Frequency
2995 MHz
3500 MHz
Transistor count
10.3
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Instruction set
ARMv8.4-A
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GPU Specifications

GPU name
Adreno 660
Apple M2 GPU
GPU frequency
905 MHz
1398 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
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FLOPS
1.8534 TFLOPS
2.918 TFLOPS
Execution units
2
-
Shading units
512
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OpenCL version
2.0
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Vulkan version
1.1
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DirectX version
12.1
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Connectivity

4G support
LTE Cat. 22
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5G support
Yes
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Bluetooth
5.2
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Wi-Fi
6
-
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
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Memory Specifications

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

Miscellaneous

L2 Cache
1 MB
16 MB
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
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Max camera resolution
1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
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Storage type
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
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Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
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Video playback
8K at 30FPS
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Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
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Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 780
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TDP
8 W
15 W

Advantages

Apple M2 iPad
Apple M2 iPad
  • Higher Frequency: 3500 MHz (2995 MHz vs 3500 MHz)
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 102.4 Gbit/s (51.2 Gbit/s vs 102.4 Gbit/s)
  • Newer Launch Date: June 2022 (June 2021 vs June 2022)

Geekbench 6

Single Core
Snapdragon 888 Plus
1230
Apple M2 iPad
+114% 2633
Multi Core
Snapdragon 888 Plus
3778
Apple M2 iPad
+162% 9898

FP32 (float)

Snapdragon 888 Plus
1909
Apple M2 iPad
+51% 2889

SiliconCat Rating

40
Ranks 40 among all SOC on our website
6
Ranks 6 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 888 Plus
Apple M2 iPad

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