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Apple A12 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G

WINNER
A
34.3Inno Score
VS
Q
31.5Inno Score
30.5CPU24.6
30.2GPU—
46.6Benchmarks32.5
20AI—
41.8Efficiency44.2
6 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A12 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 34.3 to 31.5, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+14) and CPU (+6). Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G 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 25
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 47 vs 33
  • 129% higher Max bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s vs 14.9 GB/s
  • 76% higher AnTuTu 10: 720,000 vs 410,000
  • 49% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 740

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 17% lower TDP (typical): 5 W vs 6 W

General

General comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 732G
Announced20182020
Process7 nm+12%8 nm
TDP (typical)6 W5 W+17%
ArchitectureArmv8.3Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 732G
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.49 GHz+8%2.3 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 732G
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Qualcomm Adreno 618 (overclocked)

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 732G
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Qualcomm Hexagon 688
AI performance5 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 732G
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+129%14.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 732G
ModemIntel XMM 7560 LTE (external)Snapdragon X15 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 732G
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
SpecApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 732G
AnTuTu 10720,000+76%Top 46%410,000Top 71%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+49%Top 42%740Top 68%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,800+44%Top 49%1,950Top 70%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,450Top 66%—

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