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Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
34.9Inno Score
28.6CPU25.8
25.6GPU21.1
—Benchmarks34.9
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based76.2
4 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 34.9 to 25. Apple A11 Bionic still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A11 Bionic

  • Stronger GPU score: 26 vs 21
  • 162% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 891 vs 340
  • 19% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 924

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

  • 60% lower process: 4 nm vs 10 nm
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
Announced20172023
Process10 nm4 nm+60%
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.39 GHz+9%2.2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Adreno 613

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)Hexagon NPU
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR5-6400

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Snapdragon X61 5G
Max download—2.5 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
Max display2436x1125FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
AnTuTu—452,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+19%Top 43%924Bottom 40%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245+9%Bottom 40%2,051Bottom 36%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891+162%Bottom 31%340Bottom 13%

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