Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus
VS
Apple A15 Bionic
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus
VS
Apple A15 Bionic

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus and Apple A15 Bionic? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus
Name
Apple A15 Bionic
Mobile
Segment
Mobile
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
CPU group
Apple A15
Qualcomm Snapdragon
Family
Apple A series
8
Generation
15
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Predecessor
Apple A14 Bionic
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Successor
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus or Apple A15 Bionic? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

1.80 GHz
Frequency
3.23 GHz
8
CPU Cores
6
3.00 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
No turbo
8
CPU Threads
6
No
Hyperthreading
No
No
Overclocking
No
2.42 GHz
Turbo (8 Cores)
no data
no data
Turbo (6 Cores)
No turbo
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
Core architecture
hybrid (big.LITTLE)
1x Kryo 680 Prime
A core
2x Avalanche
3x Kryo 680 Gold
B core
4x Blizzard
4x Kryo 680 Silver
C core
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Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus or Apple A15 Bionic. 

Qualcomm Adreno 660
GPU name
Apple A15 (5 GPU Cores)
0.84 GHz
GPU frequency
1.80 GHz
No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
3.20 GHz
6
Generation
12
12.1
DirectX Version
0
Execution units
5
0
Max. displays
3
5 nm
Technology
5 nm
Q1/2021
Release date
Q3/2021
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Max. GPU Memory
8 GB

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

Decode / Encode
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
JPEG
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode / Encode
Decode
VC-1
Decode
Decode
AVC
Decode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
Decode / Encode
No
AV1
No

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

Memory & PCIe

LPDDR5-3200
Memory type
LPDDR4X-4266
Max. Memory
8 GB
No
ECC
No
4
Memory channels
2

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

No
AES-NI
No

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

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Tjunction max.
--
--
TDP up
--
--
TDP down
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TDP (PL1)
8.5 W
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TDP (PL2)
--

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

4.00 MB
L3-Cache
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5 nm
Technology
5 nm
Kryo 680
Architecture
A15
None
Virtualization
None
N/A
Socket
N/A
Q3/2021
Release date
Q3/2021
ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
4.00 MB
L2-Cache
4.00 MB
SM8350-AC
Part Number
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Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Unknown
Used in
Apple iPad mini (6. Gen) Apple iPhone 13 mini Apple iPhone 13 Apple iPhone 13 Pro Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus
0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Apple A15 Bionic