Apple A18 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

SOC Specs Compare

CPU

Architecture
2x 4.05 GHz – Everest4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth
1x 2.8 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-720)4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-720)3x 1.84 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-520)
Frequency
4050 MHz
2800 MHz
Cores
6
8
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
ARMv9-A
L2 cache
8 MB
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Process
3 nm
4 nm
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
L3 cache
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4 MB

Graphics

GPU name
Apple A18 GPU
Adreno 722
GPU frequency
1490 MHz
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Execution units
5
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Shading units
128
256
Vulkan version
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1.3
OpenCL version
-
2.0
DirectX version
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12.1

Memory

Memory Type
LPDDR5X
LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
3750 MHz
4200 MHz
Bus
4x 16 Bit
2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth
60 Gb/s
33.6 Gbit/s

AI

NPU
Neural Engine
Yes
Theoretical Performance
35 TOPS
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Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
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Storage type
NVMe
UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Max camera resolution
1x 48MP
1x 200MP
Video capture
4K at 120FPS
4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS
Video playback
4K at 120FPS
4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS
Video codecs
- H.264- H.265- AV1- VP8- VP9- Motion JPEG
- H.264- H.265- VP9
Audio codecs
- AAC- AAX- AAX+- AC-3- AIFF- CAF- E-AC-3- MP3- MP4- WAV
- AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV
Max display resolution
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2880 x 1800

Connectivity

4G support
LTE Cat. 24
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5G support
Yes
Yes
Download speed
Up to 10000 Mbps
Up to 4200 Mbps
Upload speed
Up to 3500 Mbps
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Wi-Fi
7
7
Bluetooth
5.3
6.0
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced
Sep 2024
May 2025
Class
Flagship
Mid range
Model number
APL1V08
SM7750-AB
Official page
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📊 Benchmark

AnTuTu 10
1,622,118
956,920
Geekbench 6
3,466
1,352
Geekbench 6
8,592
4,164
FP32 (float)
1,907
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