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Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2

Apple A15 Bionic
51.2Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
—Inno Score
51CPU24.8
40GPU—
58.4Benchmarks—
50.7AIspec-based—
60.7Efficiencyspec-based36
4 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A15 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 51 vs 25
  • 370% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,320 vs 494
  • 298% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,650 vs 1,421
  • 17% lower process: 5 nm vs 6 nm
  • 12% higher Max clock: 3.24 GHz vs 2.9 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Announced20212025
Process5 nm+17%6 nm
TDP (typical)7 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.5—

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz4x2.9 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock3.24 GHz+12%2.9 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Adreno 610

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
NPU16-core Neural EngineQualcomm Hexagon
AI performance16 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)Qualcomm LTE Modem
Max download—0.4 Gbps
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Max display—FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
AnTuTu1,150,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+370%Top 14%494Bottom 18%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650+298%Top 23%1,421Bottom 16%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650Top 42%—

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