Snapdragon 720G vs A11 Bionic
We compared the 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G (Adreno 618) with the older 6-core Apple A11 Bionic (Apple A11 GPU) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
- Has 2 more cores
- Has a smaller size transistor (8 versus 10 nm)
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Apple A11 Bionic
- Supports 129% higher memory bandwidth (34.1 against 14.9 GB/s)
- Higher GPU frequency (~42%)
- Shows better (up to 21%) AnTuTu 11 score β 626K vs 517K
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 218272 | 254993 |
| GPU | 50078 | 116883 |
| Memory | 103903 | 96795 |
| UX | 145207 | 158241 |
| Total score | 517460 | 626912 |
| Samples | [52 tests] | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect NanoReview scores.
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 94.3 MB/sec | 113.5 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 45.9 pages/sec | 58.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 62.1 Mpixels/sec | 82.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 33.9 images/sec | 23.6 images/sec |
| HDR | 55.7 Mpixels/sec | 83.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 5.39 images/sec | 10.1 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 15.3 images/sec | 29.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 2.36 Mpixels/sec | 3.32 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 21 tests | 6 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 1.88 images/sec | 12.3 images/sec |
| Face detection | 0.78 images/sec | 11.3 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.06 Gpixels/sec | 0.23 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.08 Gpixels/sec | 0.25 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.07 Gpixels/sec | 0.62 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.01 Gpixels/sec | 0.07 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 3.86 Gpixels/sec | 12.1 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 217.7 FPS | 324.3 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Metal |
| Samples | 19 tests | 3 tests |
Compute results use different APIs (Metal vs Vulkan/OpenCL) and are not directly comparable!
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 314 | 892 |
| Stability | 98% | 59% |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | 5 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8030 | - |
| Video editing score | 6295 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 7577 | - |
| Photo editing score | 18039 | - |
| Writing score | 9464 | - |
| Phones tested | 6 models | - |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 43 FPS [High] |
- |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 40 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| Fortnite | 28 FPS [Low] |
- |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 51 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| Genshin Impact | 34 FPS [Medium] |
- |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 30 FPS [High] |
- |
| Device | Realme 7 Pro 1080 x 2400 |
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-06 (Alexander) | AnTuTu 12 | 604250 |
| π 2026-09-20 (masnung08) | AnTuTu 12 | 599693 |
| π 2026-08-21 (Aether2005) | AnTuTu 11 | 563764 |
| π 2026-08-11 (Joe_cool) | AnTuTu 11 | 504036 |
| π 2026-07-27 (Makasin0) | AnTuTu 11 | 624334 |
Apple A11 Bionic
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-03 (alwayssonqz) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 5436 |
| π 2026-06-03 (alwayssonqz) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1075 / 2393 |
| π 2026-05-13 (TestGame) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 5630 |
| π 2026-05-13 (TestGame) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1093 / 1828 |
| π 2026-01-08 -> Tangerine | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1105 / 2629 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 720G and A11 BionicCPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.3 GHz β Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76) 6x 1.8 GHz β Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
2x 2.39 GHz β Monsoon 4x 1.42 GHz β Mistral |
| Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Frequency | 2300 MHz | 2390 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | - | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | - | 8 MB |
| Process | 8 nanometers | 10 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 4.3 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 5 W | 8 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 618 | Apple A11 GPU |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Apple Bionic GPU |
| GPU frequency | 750 MHz | 1066 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 3 |
| Shading units | 128 | 64 |
| Total shaders | 256 | 192 |
| FLOPS | 384 Gigaflops | 409.3 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | - |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | - |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 692 | Apple Neural Engine |
| NPU theoretical performance | 5 TOPS | - |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 14.9 Gb/s | 34.1 Gb/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | NVMe |
| Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 2436 x 1125 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP | 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | - 384 kHz/32 bit | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X15 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 15 | LTE Cat. 12 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 800 Mbps | Up to 600 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | January 2020 | September 2017 |
| Class | Mid range | Flagship |
| Model number | SM7125 | APL1071 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G official site | - |
| Successor | - | - Apple A19 Pro |
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