Snapdragon 888
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 vs Apple A15 Bionic
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 and Apple A15 Bionic mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Qualcomm
Apple
Launch Date
December 2020
September 2021
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
-
TSMC
Model Name
SM8350
APL1W07
Architecture
1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
2x 3.23 GHz – Avalanche
4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard
Cores
8
6
Technology
5 nm
5 nm
Frequency
2840 MHz
3230 MHz
Transistor count
-
15
Instruction set
ARMv8.4-A
ARMv8.5-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Adreno 660
Apple A15 GPU
GPU frequency
840 MHz
1338 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
2732 x 2048
FLOPS
1.72 TFLOPS
1.7126 TFLOPS
Execution units
2
5
Shading units
512
128
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.1
-
DirectX version
12
-
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 22
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
是
Yes
Bluetooth
5.2
5.0
Wi-Fi
6
6
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR4X
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
2133 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
51.2 Gbit/s
34.1 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
1 MB
12 MB
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
-
Storage type
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
NVMe
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Video playback
8K at 30FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 780
Neural Engine
TDP
10 W
6 W
Advantages
Snapdragon 888
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 51.2 Gbit/s (51.2 Gbit/s vs 34.1 Gbit/s)
Apple A15 Bionic
- Higher Frequency: 3230 MHz (2840 MHz vs 3230 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2021 (December 2020 vs September 2021)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Snapdragon 888
1481
Apple A15 Bionic
+58%
2333
Multi Core
Snapdragon 888
3794
Apple A15 Bionic
+51%
5741
Geekbench 5
Single Core
Snapdragon 888
717
Apple A15 Bionic
+132%
1665
Multi Core
Snapdragon 888
2413
Apple A15 Bionic
+87%
4501
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 888
+7%
1772
Apple A15 Bionic
1661
SiliconCat Rating
37
Ranks 37 among all SOC on our website
15
Ranks 15 among all SOC on our website
Apple A15 Bionic
