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Apple A18 vs Xiaomi Xring O3

Apple A18
66.2Inno Score
VS
Xiaomi Xring O3
—Inno Score
68.4CPU92.1
50.6GPU—
67.5Benchmarks—
72AIspec-based100
82.1Efficiencyspec-based84
0 spec wins — Apple A187 spec wins — Xiaomi Xring O3

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Xiaomi Xring O3 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 A18

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the Xiaomi Xring O3

  • Stronger CPU score: 92 vs 68
  • 471% higher AI performance: 200 TOPS vs 35 TOPS
  • 90% higher Max bandwidth: 113.8 GB/s vs 60 GB/s
  • 89% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 15,221 vs 8,050
  • 67% higher cores: 10 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A18 versus Xiaomi Xring O3
SpecApple A18Xiaomi Xring O3
Announced20242026
Process3 nm3 nm
TDP (typical)7 W—
ArchitectureArmv9Armv9.3

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A18 versus Xiaomi Xring O3
SpecApple A18Xiaomi Xring O3
Cores610+67%
Core configuration2x4.04 GHz performance + 4x2.2 GHz efficiency2x4.35 GHz C1-Ultra + 4x3.68 GHz C1-Premium + 4x3.15 GHz C1-Pro
Max clock4.04 GHz4.35 GHz+8%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A18 versus Xiaomi Xring O3
SpecApple A18Xiaomi Xring O3
GPUApple GPU (5-core)Arm Mali-G2-Ultra NX MP16

AI

AI comparison: Apple A18 versus Xiaomi Xring O3
SpecApple A18Xiaomi Xring O3
NPUNeural Engine (16-core)Xiaomi NPU (self-developed)
AI performance35 TOPS200 TOPS+471%

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A18 versus Xiaomi Xring O3
SpecApple A18Xiaomi Xring O3
Memory typeLPDDR5X-6400LPDDR6-10667
Max bandwidth60 GB/s113.8 GB/s+90%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A18 versus Xiaomi Xring O3
SpecApple A18Xiaomi Xring O3
ModemSnapdragon X70 5G (external)—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth5.36.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A18 versus Xiaomi Xring O3
SpecApple A18Xiaomi Xring O3
Max displaySuper Retina XDR—
Video capture4K@120fps—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A18 versus Xiaomi Xring O3
SpecApple A18Xiaomi Xring O3
AnTuTu1,650,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)3,250Top 7%3,945+21%Top 3%
Geekbench 6 (multi)8,050Top 12%15,221+89%Top 1%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,950Top 24%—

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