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Apple A11 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 1680

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
Samsung Exynos 1680
50.2Inno Score
28.6CPU38.7
25.6GPU40.8
—Benchmarks62.7
20AIspec-based56.5
20Efficiencyspec-based68
0 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic8 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1680

InnoReviews verdict

Samsung Exynos 1680 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 50.2 to 25, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+15) and CPU (+10). 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 Samsung Exynos 1680

  • Stronger CPU score: 39 vs 29
  • Stronger GPU score: 41 vs 26
  • 3167% higher AI performance: 20 TOPS vs 1 TOPS
  • 96% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,411 vs 2,245
  • 96% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,742 vs 891

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 1680
Announced20172026
Process10 nm4 nm+60%
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 1680
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral1x2.9 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x1.95 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock2.39 GHz2.9 GHz+21%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 1680
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Samsung Xclipse 550
GPU clock—1,200 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 1680
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)Samsung NPU
AI performance1 TOPS20 TOPS+3167%

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 1680
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR5X

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 1680
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Integrated Exynos 5G modem
Max download—5.1 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.06.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 1680
Max display2436x1125FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1680
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 1680
AnTuTu—1,363,464
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100Top 43%1,376+25%Top 33%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245Bottom 40%4,411+96%Top 29%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891Bottom 31%1,742+96%Top 50%

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