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Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
26.7Inno Score
28.6CPU22.6
25.6GPU—
—Benchmarks27
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based34.5
2 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 26.7 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 23
  • 162% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 420
  • 40% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,245 vs 1,600

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Announced20172017
Process10 nm10 nm
TDP (typical)—9 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral4x2.45 GHz Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 280
Max clock2.39 GHz2.45 GHz+3%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Qualcomm Adreno 540

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 682
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth—29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Snapdragon X16 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Max display2436x11254K @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
AnTuTu—330,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+162%Top 43%420Bottom 13%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245+40%Bottom 40%1,600Bottom 18%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891Bottom 31%—

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