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Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

WINNER
Apple A15 Bionic
51.2Inno Score
VS
Q
49Inno Score
51CPU32.8
40GPU—
58.4Benchmarks54.6
50.7AI—
60.7Efficiency73.8
5 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A15 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 51.2 to 49, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+18) and benchmarks (+4). Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A15 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 51 vs 33
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 58 vs 55
  • 104% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,320 vs 1,140
  • 78% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,650 vs 3,180
  • 33% higher Max bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

  • Stronger efficiency score: 74 vs 61
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm
  • 14% lower TDP (typical): 6 W vs 7 W

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Announced20212025
Process5 nm4 nm+20%
TDP (typical)7 W6 W+14%
ArchitectureArmv8.5Armv9

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz1x2.7 GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520
Max clock3.24 GHz+20%2.7 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Qualcomm Adreno 710

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
NPU16-core Neural EngineQualcomm Hexagon
AI performance16 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+33%25.6 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)Snapdragon X62 5G
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth—5.4

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Max display—FHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
AnTuTu 101,150,000+16%Top 26%988,864Top 34%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+104%Top 12%1,140Top 41%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650+78%Top 19%3,180Top 41%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650Top 41%—
AnTuTu 10 (CPU)—363,588Top 58%
AnTuTu 10 (GPU)—197,742Top 52%
AnTuTu 10 (Memory)—159,376Top 72%
AnTuTu 10 (UX)—268,158Top 60%

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