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Snapdragon 778G vs A12 Bionic

Snapdragon 778G
VS
A12 Bionic
Snapdragon 778G
A12 Bionic

We compared the 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G (Adreno 642) with the older 6-core Apple A12 Bionic (Apple A12 GPU) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
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

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
  • 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 (~2x)
  • Supports 33% higher memory bandwidth (34.1 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • Shows better (up to 14%) AnTuTu 11 score – 895K vs 783K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 778G
vs
A12 Bionic

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 778G
783606
A12 Bionic +14%
895627
CPU 326426 309104
GPU 101452 144993
Memory 119484 139578
UX 236244 301952
Total score 783606 895627
Samples [113 tests] Less than 3
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect NanoReview scores.
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GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Snapdragon 778G
1017
A12 Bionic +30%
1318
Multi-Core Score
Snapdragon 778G
2943
A12 Bionic +6%
3134
Asset compression 157.1 MB/sec 116.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 70.7 pages/sec 59.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 113.9 Mpixels/sec 71.7 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 55.4 images/sec 23.7 images/sec
HDR 91.1 Mpixels/sec 98.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 11.1 images/sec 11.2 images/sec
Photo processing 26.5 images/sec 36.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.17 Mpixels/sec 3.49 Mpixels/sec
Samples 68 tests 5 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Snapdragon 778G
2148
A12 Bionic +266%
7868
Background blur 3.5 images/sec 16.1 images/sec
Face detection 1.57 images/sec 19.2 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.11 Gpixels/sec 0.26 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.15 Gpixels/sec 0.39 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.14 Gpixels/sec 0.73 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.12 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 5.75 Gpixels/sec 24.1 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 370.4 FPS 608.2 FPS
API OpenCL Metal
Samples 26 tests Less than 3
Compute results use different APIs (Metal vs Vulkan/OpenCL) and are not directly comparable!

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 225 -
Graphics test 2 FPS -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Snapdragon 778G
686
A12 Bionic +116%
1482
Score 686 1482
Stability 99% 65%
Graphics test 4 FPS 8 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 10945 -
Video editing score 6994 -
Data manipulation score 9642 -
Photo editing score 24463 -
Writing score 14285 -
Phones tested 11 models -

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 59 FPS
[High]		 -
Call of Duty: Mobile 42 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Fortnite 27 FPS
[Low]		 -
Shadowgun Legends 49 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
World of Tanks Blitz 94 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Genshin Impact 53 FPS
[High]		 -
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 60 FPS
[Ultra]		 -
Device Oppo Realme GT Master Edition
1080 x 2400		 -
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-30 (tosaino)AnTuTu 12806833
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 -> VoidxEoAnTuTu 12887900
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (Andy Swas)AnTuTu 11725254
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-25 (Eversonsouzz)AnTuTu 12851236
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (bebequinhamota)AnTuTu 12805881
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Apple A12 Bionic
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-16 -> op1Geekbench 6 CPU1344 / 4757
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-31 (Π”ΠΈΠΌΠ°)AnTuTu 11644981
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-27 -> USAball386Geekbench 6 GPU7868
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-27 -> USAball386Geekbench 6 CPU1306 / 2770
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-12 -> GiahuyAnTuTu 11756483
Add View all (12)

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 778G and A12 Bionic

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
3x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.8 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 (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 6 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 642 Apple A12 GPU
Architecture Adreno 600 Apple Bionic GPU
GPU frequency 550 MHz 1125 MHz
Pipelines 2 4
Shading units 256 64
Total shaders 512 256
FLOPS 563.2 Gigaflops 576 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 -
OpenCL version 2.0 -
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 770 Neural Engine

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 25.6 Gb/s 34.1 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 4 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

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 1x 32MP, 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
- AAX ΠΈ AAX+
- Apple Lossless
- HE‑AAC
- HE‑AAC v2
- Linear PCM
- MP3

Connectivity

Modem X53 Intel XMM 7560
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes No
Download speed Up to 3700 Mbps Up to 1000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1600 Mbps Up to 350 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 -
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G - Apple A19 Pro

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