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Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2

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25Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
31.2Inno Score
28.6CPU22
25.6GPU20
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based68
3 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 31.2 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 CPU score: 29 vs 22
  • Stronger GPU score: 26 vs 20
  • 532% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 891 vs 141
  • 20% higher Max clock: 2.39 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • 11% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,245 vs 2,014

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s 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 4s Gen 2
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
Announced20172024
Process10 nm4 nm+60%
ArchitectureArmv8.2—

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.39 GHz+20%2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Qualcomm Adreno 611

AI

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

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X-2133

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Snapdragon 5G Modem-RF System
Max download—1 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
Max display2436x1125FHD+ @ 90Hz
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100Top 43%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245+11%Bottom 40%2,014Bottom 33%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891+532%Bottom 31%141Bottom 5%

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