Apple A16 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 2500
Across 12 measured categories, the Samsung Exynos 2500 comes out ahead.
I put the Apple A16 Bionic and the Samsung Exynos 2500 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Apple A16 Bionic runs the Apple A16 GPU while the Samsung Exynos 2500 runs the Samsung Xclipse 950. 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 A16 Bionic
3 advantages
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21% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,686 vs 2,228
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160 MHz higher CPU clock
3460 MHz vs 3300 MHz
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Larger L3 cache
24 MB vs 16 MB
Samsung Exynos 2500
7 advantages
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32% higher AnTuTu score
21.55 Lakhs vs 16.28 Lakhs
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12% faster Geekbench multi-core score
7,361 vs 6,562
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Newer CPU architecture
ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.6-A
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1 nm smaller semiconductor size
3 nm vs 4 nm
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Higher GPU FLOPS
4091.9 GFLOPS vs 1.789 TFLOPS
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Newer memory type
LPDDR5X vs LPDDR5
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1,600 MHz higher RAM speed
4800 MHz vs 3200 MHz
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the Apple A16 Bionic and the Samsung Exynos 2500 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | September 2022 | June 2025 |
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| Chipset Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | Apple | Samsung |
| Model Number | APL1W10 | S5E9955 |
| Total Cores | 6 | 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 2x 3.46 GHz Everest Performance cores 4x 2.02 GHz Sawtooth Efficiency cores |
1x 3.3GHz - Cortex X925 2x 2.74GHz - Cortex A725 5x 2.36GHz - Cortex A725 2x 1.8GHz - Cortex A520 |
| Max Frequency | 3460 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8.6-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB | 11 MB |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 16 MB |
| TDP | 8 W | 6 Watts |
| GPU Name | Apple A16 GPU | Samsung Xclipse 950 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 1398 MHz | 999 MHz |
| Shading Units | 128 | 64 |
| FLOPS | 1.789 TFLOPS | 4091.9 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | No | Yes |
| NPU | Neural Engine | - |
| API Support | Metal 3, Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0 | OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0, Vulkan 1.3 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 3200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 6 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 4.0 |
| Camera Support | 48 MP | 320MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 4K at 60FPS, 8K at 30FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 2796 x 1290 | 4K |
| Video Playback | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 30FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8, VP9, ProRes, Motion JPEG | H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9, AV1 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV, AIFF, CAF | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 |
| Modem | Qualcomm Snapdragon X65 | Exynos 5400 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 7.5 Gbps | 9.64 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 2.55 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Official page | - | Visit |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 16,28,011 | 21,54,825 |
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| CPU | 5,40,612 | 5,14,532 |
| GPU | 3,34,126 | 9,46,368 |
| Memory | 2,11,032 | 3,83,044 |
| UX | 5,42,241 | 3,10,881 |
| Single-Core | 2,686 | 2,228 |
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| Multi-Core | 6,562 | 7,361 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
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