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Apple A15 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

WINNER
Apple A15 Bionic
51.2Inno Score
VS
Q
26.7Inno Score
51CPU22.6
40GPU—
58.4Benchmarks27
50.7AI—
60.7Efficiency34.5
8 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A15 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 51.2 to 26.7, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+31) and CPU (+28). Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 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 23
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 58 vs 27
  • Stronger efficiency score: 61 vs 35
  • 452% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,320 vs 420
  • 253% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,650 vs 1,600

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Announced20212017
Process5 nm+50%10 nm
TDP (typical)7 W+22%9 W
ArchitectureArmv8.5Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz4x2.45 GHz Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 280
Max clock3.24 GHz+32%2.45 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Qualcomm Adreno 540

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
NPU16-core Neural EngineQualcomm Hexagon 682
AI performance16 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s+14%29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)Snapdragon X16 LTE
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
Max display—4K @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecApple A15 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 835
AnTuTu 101,150,000+248%Top 26%330,000Top 80%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+452%Top 12%420Top 84%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650+253%Top 19%1,600Top 80%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650Top 41%—

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