Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 vs Apple A18 Pro

Qualcomm
Snapdragon 888
vs
Apple
A18 Pro
Specifications of SoCs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 and Apple A18 Pro mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.

Basic

Label Name
Qualcomm
Apple
Launch Date
December 2020
September 2024
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
-
TSMC
Model Name
SM8350
A18 Pro
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 3.89 GHz – 4x 2.2 GHz –
Cores
8
6
Technology
5 nm
3 nm
Frequency
2840 MHz
3890 MHz
Instruction set
ARMv8.4-A
ARMv9.2-A

GPU Specifications

GPU name
Adreno 660
-
GPU frequency
840 MHz
-
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
-
FLOPS
1.72 TFLOPS
-
Execution units
2
-
Shading units
512
-
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.1
-
DirectX version
12
-

Connectivity

4G support
LTE Cat. 22
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Bluetooth
5.2
5.4
Wi-Fi
6
7
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR5T
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
51.2 Gbit/s
78.8 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

L2 Cache
1 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
1x 48MP
Storage type
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
NVMe
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Video playback
8K at 30FPS
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 780
Neural Engine
TDP
10 W
-

Advantages

Apple A18 Pro
Apple A18 Pro
  • Higher Technology: 3 nm (5 nm vs 3 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3890 MHz (2840 MHz vs 3890 MHz)
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 78.8 Gbit/s (51.2 Gbit/s vs 78.8 Gbit/s)
  • Newer Launch Date: September 2024 (December 2020 vs September 2024)

Geekbench 6

Single Core
Snapdragon 888
1481
Apple A18 Pro
+130% 3408
Multi Core
Snapdragon 888
3794
Apple A18 Pro
+140% 9092

SiliconCat Rating

35
Ranks 35 among all SOC on our website
4
Ranks 4 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 888
Apple A18 Pro

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