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Apple A11 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 2500

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
Samsung Exynos 2500
66.1Inno Score
28.6CPU57.2
25.6GPU54.3
—Benchmarks74.2
20AIspec-based85.9
20Efficiencyspec-based79.6
0 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic8 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 2500

InnoReviews verdict

Samsung Exynos 2500 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 66.1 to 25, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+29) and CPU (+29). 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 2500

  • Stronger CPU score: 57 vs 29
  • Stronger GPU score: 54 vs 26
  • 9733% higher AI performance: 59 TOPS vs 1 TOPS
  • 394% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 4,400 vs 891
  • 265% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 8,200 vs 2,245

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 2500
Announced20172025
Process10 nm3 nm+70%
TDP (typical)—8 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv9.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 2500
Cores610+67%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X925 + 2x2.75 GHz Cortex-A725 + 5x2.36 GHz Cortex-A725 + 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock2.39 GHz3.3 GHz+38%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 2500
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Samsung Xclipse 950

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 2500
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)Samsung NPU
AI performance1 TOPS59 TOPS+9733%

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 2500
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR5X

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 2500
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Integrated Exynos 5G modem
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5—
Bluetooth5.0—

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 2500
Max display2436x1125—
Video capture4K@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 2500
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 2500
AnTuTu—2,150,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100Top 43%2,300+109%Top 13%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245Bottom 40%8,200+265%Top 10%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891Bottom 31%4,400+394%Top 18%

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