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Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
33Inno Score
28.6CPU26.2
25.6GPU20
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based68
4 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 33 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 20
  • 364% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 891 vs 192
  • 23% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 897

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4

  • 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 4
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
Announced20172025
Process10 nm4 nm+60%
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.39 GHz+4%2.3 GHz

GPU

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

AI

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

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X/LPDDR5

Connectivity

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

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+23%Top 43%897Bottom 37%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245+6%Bottom 40%2,117Bottom 37%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891+364%Bottom 31%192Bottom 9%

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