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Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2

WINNER
Apple A13 Bionic
38.2Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
31.2Inno Score
34.7CPU22
34.3GPU20
52.2Benchmarks—
24.9AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based68
3 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A13 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 38.2 to 31.2, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+14) and CPU (+13). 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 A13 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 35 vs 22
  • Stronger GPU score: 34 vs 20
  • 1283% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,950 vs 141
  • 69% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,400 vs 2,014
  • 32% higher Max clock: 2.65 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 A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
Announced20192024
Process7 nm4 nm+43%
TDP (typical)6 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.4—

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.65 GHz+32%2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Qualcomm Adreno 611

AI

AI comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)—
AI performance6 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
ModemIntel XMM 7660 LTE (external)Snapdragon 5G Modem-RF System
Max download—1 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 90Hz
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
SpecApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
AnTuTu900,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,340Top 34%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,400+69%Top 39%2,014Bottom 33%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,950+1283%Top 46%141Bottom 5%

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