Apple A15 Bionic vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
It is a close call, with both chips winning the same number of categories.
I put the Apple A15 Bionic and the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Apple A15 Bionic runs the Apple A15 GPU while the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 runs the Adreno 722. Below I go through the CPU, GPU, memory and connectivity, then the benchmark scores, so you can work out which one is the better fit for you.
Where each chip wins
Apple A15 Bionic
5 advantages
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62% faster Geekbench multi-core score
5,457 vs 3,363
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83% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,372 vs 1,297
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430 MHz higher CPU clock
3230 MHz vs 2800 MHz
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Larger L3 cache
32 MB vs 4 MB
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Higher GPU FLOPS
1712 GFLOPS vs 1177.6 GFLOPS
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
5 advantages
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6% higher AnTuTu score
12.73 Lakhs vs 12.00 Lakhs
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Newer CPU architecture
ARMv9-A vs ARMv8.5-A
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1 nm smaller semiconductor size
4 nm vs 5 nm
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Newer memory type
LPDDR5X vs LPDDR4X
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2,067 MHz higher RAM speed
4200 MHz vs 2133 MHz
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the Apple A15 Bionic and the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | September 2021 | May 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Manufacturer | Apple | Qualcomm |
| Model Number | APL1W07 | SM7750-AB |
| Total Cores | 6 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 2x 3.23 GHz Avalanche (Performance) 4x 2.02 GHz Blizzard (Efficiency) |
1x 2.8GHz - Cortex 720 4x 2.4GHz - Cortex 720 3x 1.84GHz - Cortex 520 |
| Max Frequency | 3230 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv9-A |
| Process Node | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | 4 MB |
| TDP | 6 W | - |
| GPU Name | Apple A15 GPU | Adreno 722 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 1338 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| Shading Units | 128 | 256 |
| FLOPS | 1712 GFLOPS | 1177.6 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | No | No |
| NPU | 16-core Apple Neural Engine | Hexagon NPU |
| API Support | Metal 3, Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0 | Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 2133 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | 33.6 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 6 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 4.0 |
| Camera Support | 12 MP | 200MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 4K at 60 FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 2732 x 2048 | Full HD+ |
| Video Playback | 4K at 60 FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG, ProRes | H.264, H.265, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, MP3, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, AIFF, CAF, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, aptX Adaptive, LDAC |
| Modem | Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 | Snapdragon X62 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 7.5 Gbps | 3.7 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.0 Gbps | 1.6 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou | NavIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Official page | - | Visit |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 12,00,314 | 12,73,044 |
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| CPU | 2,88,667 | 4,69,457 |
| GPU | 3,95,574 | 2,73,704 |
| Memory | 1,41,170 | 1,85,288 |
| UX | 3,74,903 | 3,44,595 |
| Single-Core | 2,372 | 1,297 |
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| Multi-Core | 5,457 | 3,363 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
| Category | Apple A15 Bionic | Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 |
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