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Apple A12 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2

WINNER
Apple A12 Bionic
34.3Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
31.2Inno Score
30.5CPU22
30.2GPU20
46.6Benchmarks—
20AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based68
3 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A12 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 34.3 to 31.2, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+10) and CPU (+9). Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A12 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 31 vs 22
  • Stronger GPU score: 30 vs 20
  • 928% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,450 vs 141
  • 39% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,800 vs 2,014
  • 25% higher Max clock: 2.49 GHz vs 2 GHz

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
AnTuTu720,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100Top 43%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,800+39%Bottom 50%2,014Bottom 33%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,450+928%Bottom 46%141Bottom 5%

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