Product Compare
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 vs Apple A9
| SOC | SOC | |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | ||
| Architecture | 4x 1.4 GHz – Cortex-A53 | 2x 1.85 GHz – Twister |
| Frequency | 1400 MHz | 1850 MHz |
| Cores | 4 | 2 |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64 KB |
| Process | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Transistor count | 1 | 2 |
| TDP | 5 W | 5 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| L2 cache | 0 | |
| L3 cache | 0 | |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU name | Adreno 308 | PowerVR GT7600 |
| GPU frequency | 500 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Execution units | 1 | 6 |
| Shading units | 24 | 32 |
| Vulkan version | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| DirectX version | 11 | 11 |
| Memory | ||
| Memory Type | LPDDR3 | LPDDR4 |
| Memory frequency | 667 MHz | 1333 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 5.34 Gbit/s | 14.9 Gbit/s |
| Multimedia (ISP) | ||
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 536 | Apple M9 |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | NVMe |
| Max display resolution | 1280 x 800 | 2048 x 1536 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 16MP | 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP |
| Video capture | 1K at 30FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 1080p at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265 | H.264, H.265 |
| Audio codecs | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
| Connectivity | ||
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 5 | LTE Cat. 6 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 450 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 75 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| Info | ||
| Announced | Feb 2016 | Sep 2015 |
| Class | Low end | Flagship |
| Model number | MSM8917 | APL1022 |
| Official page | Official Link ↗ | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| AnTuTu 10 | 136588 | 285954 |
| FP32 (float) | 24 | 249 |