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Apple A12 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2

Apple A12 Bionic
31.8Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
32Inno Score
32.4CPU23.9
29.9GPU20
20AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based68
4 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A12 Bionic scores 31.8 against 32 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A12 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 32 vs 24
  • Stronger GPU score: 30 vs 20
  • 899% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,408 vs 141
  • 58% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,325 vs 841
  • 42% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,850 vs 2,014

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2

  • 43% lower process: 4 nm vs 7 nm
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
Announced20182024
Process7 nm4 nm+43%
TDP (typical)6 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.3—

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.49 GHz+25%2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Qualcomm Adreno 611

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)—
AI performance5 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
ModemIntel XMM 7560 LTE (external)Snapdragon 5G Modem-RF System
Max download—1 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 90Hz
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
Geekbench 6 (single)1,325+58%Top 35%841Bottom 33%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,850+42%Bottom 48%2,014Bottom 29%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,408+899%Top 44%141Bottom 5%

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