Snapdragon 778G vs A12 Bionic
We compared the 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G (Adreno 642L) with the older 6-core Apple A12 Bionic (Apple A12 Bionic 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/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
- Announced 2-years and 9-months later
- Has 2 more cores
- Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 7 nm)
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Apple A12 Bionic
- Higher GPU frequency (~2.3x)
- Supports 33% higher memory bandwidth (34.1 against 25.6 GB/s)
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Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 164198 | 143402 |
| GPU | 157464 | 186891 |
| Memory | 83966 | 91638 |
| UX | 123383 | 107048 |
| Total score | 530602 | 530181 |
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect NanoReview scores.
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 175.3 Mpixels/s | 132.8 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | 25 images/s | 14.5 images/s |
| Speech recognition | 41 words/s | 67.8 words/s |
| Machine learning | 36.7 images/s | 54.1 images/s |
| Camera shooting | 34.6 images/s | 14.6 images/s |
| HTML 5 | 3.03 Mnodes/s | 3.27 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | 988.8 Krows/s | 745 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 98% | 69% |
| Graphics test | 14 FPS | 31 FPS |
| Score | 2463 | 5231 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 59 FPS [High] |
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| Call of Duty: Mobile | 42 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Fortnite | 27 FPS [Low] |
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| Shadowgun Legends | 49 FPS [Ultra] |
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| World of Tanks Blitz | 94 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Genshin Impact | 53 FPS [High] |
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| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Device | Oppo Realme GT Master Edition 1080 x 2400 |
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 778G and A12 BionicCPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78) 3x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78) 4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
2x 2.49 GHz – Vortex 4x 1.6 GHz – Tempest |
| Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Frequency | 2400 MHz | 2490 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.4-A | ARMv8.3-A |
| L1 cache | - | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 8 MB |
| Process | 6 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 6.9 billion |
| TDP | 5 W | 6 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 642L | Apple A12 Bionic GPU |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | - |
| GPU frequency | 490 MHz | 1125 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 32 |
| Shading units | 384 | 256 |
| FLOPS | - | 560 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 1x 64 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 25.6 Gbit/s | 34.1 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 770 | Yes |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 2688 x 1242 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 36MP | 2x 12MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AAC‑LC, Apple Lossless, HE‑AAC, Linear PCM, AAX и AAX+, HE‑AAC v2, MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | X53 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 1200 Mbps | Up to 1000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 210 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | May 2021 | September 2018 |
| Class | Mid range | Flagship |
| Model number | SM7325 | APL1W81 |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G official site | - |
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