Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 vs Apple A15 Bionic
Across 12 measured categories, the Apple A15 Bionic comes out ahead.
I put the Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 and the Apple A15 Bionic side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 runs the Adreno 810 while the Apple A15 Bionic runs the Apple A15 GPU. 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
Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
4 advantages
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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
LPDDR5 vs LPDDR4X
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1,067 MHz higher RAM speed
3200 MHz vs 2133 MHz
Apple A15 Bionic
5 advantages
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6% higher AnTuTu score
12.00 Lakhs vs 11.35 Lakhs
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57% faster Geekbench multi-core score
5,457 vs 3,481
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91% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,372 vs 1,243
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530 MHz higher CPU clock
3230 MHz vs 2700 MHz
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Higher GPU FLOPS
1712 GFLOPS vs 458.2 GFLOPS
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 and the Apple A15 Bionic compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | August 2025 | September 2021 |
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| Chipset Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | Qualcomm | Apple |
| Model Number | SM7635-AC | APL1W07 |
| Total Cores | 8 | 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 1x 2.7GHz - Cortex A720 3x 2.4GHz - Cortex A720 4x 1.8GHz - Cortex A520 |
2x 3.23 GHz Avalanche (Performance) 4x 2.02 GHz Blizzard (Efficiency) |
| Max Frequency | 2700 MHz | 3230 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9-A | ARMv8.5-A |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | - | 12 MB |
| L3 Cache | - | 32 MB |
| TDP | - | 6 W |
| GPU Name | Adreno 810 | Apple A15 GPU |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 1150 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 458.2 GFLOPS | 1712 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | No | No |
| NPU | Hexagon NPU | 16-core Apple Neural Engine |
| API Support | Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 | Metal 3, Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
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| RAM Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 2x 16-bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 34.1 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 16 GB | 6 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Camera Support | 200MP | 12 MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | WQHD+ | 2732 x 2048 |
| Video Playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG, ProRes |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, aptX Lossless, aptX Adaptive | AAC, MP3, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, AIFF, CAF, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV |
| Modem | Snapdragon X62 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 2.5 Gbps | 7.5 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 1.6 Gbps | 3.0 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou |
| Official page | Visit | - |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 11,35,457 | 12,00,314 |
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| CPU | 4,15,619 | 2,88,667 |
| GPU | 1,97,127 | 3,95,574 |
| Memory | 2,33,571 | 1,41,170 |
| UX | 2,89,140 | 3,74,903 |
| Single-Core | 1,243 | 2,372 |
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| Multi-Core | 3,481 | 5,457 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
| Category | Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 | Apple A15 Bionic |
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