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Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
49Inno Score
28.6CPU32.8
25.6GPU—
—Benchmarks54.6
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based73.8
0 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic6 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 49 to 25, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+4). 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

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

  • Stronger CPU score: 33 vs 29
  • 60% lower process: 4 nm vs 10 nm
  • 42% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,180 vs 2,245
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 13% higher Max clock: 2.7 GHz vs 2.39 GHz

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Announced20172025
Process10 nm4 nm+60%
TDP (typical)—6 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral1x2.7 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock2.39 GHz2.7 GHz+13%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Qualcomm Adreno 710

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)Qualcomm Hexagon
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR5
Max bandwidth—25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Snapdragon X62 5G
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.05.4

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Max display2436x1125FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
AnTuTu—988,864Bottom 43%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—363,588Bottom 46%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—197,742Bottom 50%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—159,376Bottom 34%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—268,158Bottom 46%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100Top 43%1,140+4%Top 42%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245Bottom 40%3,180+42%Top 43%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891Bottom 31%—

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