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Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs A15 Bionic

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
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A15 Bionic
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
A15 Bionic

We compared the 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (Adreno 730) with the older 6-core Apple A15 Bionic (Apple 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 v9
  5. GeekBench 5
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments (20)

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/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
  • Has 2 more cores
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 5 nm)
  • Shows better (up to 29%) AnTuTu 9 score – 1028K vs 796K
  • Supports 20% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 42.7 GB/s)
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Apple A15 Bionic
  • Higher GPU frequency (~47%)
  • 8% higher CPU clock speed (3240 vs 3000 MHz)
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Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
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A15 Bionic

AnTuTu 9

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 +29%
1028338
A15 Bionic
796697
CPU 249768 216602
GPU 448381 336667
Memory 172528 112950
UX 166045 131916
Total score 1028338 796697
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect NanoReview scores.
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GeekBench 5

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Image compression 192.4 Mpixels/s 224.8 Mpixels/s
Face detection 36 images/s 43.1 images/s
Speech recognition 81.2 words/s 136.1 words/s
Machine learning 83.7 images/s 104.9 images/s
Camera shooting 38.7 images/s 49.3 images/s
HTML 5 4.24 Mnodes/s 5.64 Mnodes/s
SQLite 1140 Krows/s 1270 Krows/s

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability 57% 82%
Graphics test 53 FPS 56 FPS
Score 8920 9471

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 88 FPS
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Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
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Fortnite 42 FPS
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Shadowgun Legends 89 FPS
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World of Tanks Blitz 114 FPS
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Genshin Impact 40 FPS
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Device Xiaomi Poco F4 GT
1080 x 2400		 -
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and A15 Bionic

CPU

Architecture 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510		 2x 3.24 GHz – Avalanche
4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard
Cores 8 6
Frequency 3000 MHz 3240 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.5-A
L1 cache - 256 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 32 MB
L3 cache 6 MB -
Process 4 nanometers 5 nanometers
Transistor count - 15 billion
TDP - 6 W

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 730 Apple GPU
Architecture Adreno 700 -
GPU frequency 818 MHz 1200 MHz
Execution units 3 5
Shading units 768 640
FLOPS 2236 Gigaflops -
Vulkan version 1.1 -
OpenCL version 2.0 -
DirectX version 12 -

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 4266 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit -
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 42.7 Gbit/s
Max size 24 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Neural Engine
Storage type UFS 3.1 NVMe
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2732 x 2048
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP -
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X65 -
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2500 Mbps -
Upload speed Up to 316 Mbps -
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Info

Announced December 2021 September 2021
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8450 APL1W07
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site -

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Comments

Please give your opinion on the comparison of A15 Bionic and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, or ask any questions
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ItzAdmin 19 January 2023 21:02
Please stop comparing iPhones with Samsung. There are so many other brands that beat both. Xiaomi (Xiaomi 12T pro), Realme (Realme GT neo 3 150W edition), etc.
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Apple crusher 12 October 2022 19:05
You both chips are real beasts!! It makes me curious though why the a15 bionic cant record 8K video... maybe the a20 will? Sd 8 gen 6 will have 32K 60 fps until then...
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Andrew 22 March 2023 06:20
It is not because the chips can’t, it is because apple doesn't want to allow it for some reason, just to preserve these features for the iphone 18 or something and called it the Crystal clear video recording, LOL if they want a software update could easily do so.
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Peach 10 September 2022 04:14
Hereafter the A16 bionic geekbench leaks! WOW. We knew 4nm would be brutal but I didn't realize it would make the snapdragon 8 gen 1 look like a happy meal toy. Crazy!
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Dinervc 25 September 2022 14:13
The A15 made the 8gen1 already look like a happy meal toy.
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Wow 10 November 2022 19:06
Peach, before making such unfounded comments try to compare your needs from the phone with the money in your pocket.
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Josie 30 July 2022 21:50
The most important Benchmark is the antutu benchmark. It combines all the benchmarks into a cumulative score. The Snapdragon easily outpaces the a15 in this regard.
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rdr 02 September 2022 21:12
The Geekbench score which measures CPU is more indicative of the actual SoC performance. Just because Android devices usually have more RAM (to handle the java runtime used for apps and all the background chatter to Google) means that the Antutu score will be higher but in actual usage, an iPhone with half the RAM will likely be equivalent.
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Gianni 06 September 2022 15:29
rdr, "java runtime"? are you from the past?
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Dinervc 25 September 2022 14:14
Yes, that’s true if you were to compare iOS to iOS or Android to Android. But Antutu is actually among the worst Benchmarks to exist to compare iOS to Android. Btw this isn’t my opinion, this has literally been confirmed by the creators of Antutu. And Nanoreview doesn’t include Antutu scores in their Nanoreview-Score. Therefore, A15 still kills SD8gen1 regardless of Antutu scores.
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JZA 17 January 2023 23:37
It says in small text under that test that the results are not comparable between Android and iOS for Antutu. I'm not sure why but it somewhat makes those results unusable. Also, I have an iPhone 13 Pro and recently bought an S22 Ultra with 8 Gen 1 and in my experience, the A15 crushes the 8 Gen 1. Especially noticeable when playing Diablo Immortal.
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OlIe 06 July 2022 06:40
It's hilarious reading all these comments from fanboys comparing apples and oranges, and some even claiming to be ex-one-brand fanboys only to have found something incredible by switching. You can't compare performance by running 2 different operating systems. Hell, you switch from Windows to Linux on a desktop with x86 CPU and all benchmarks are different. I work in IT and have to use both, and help 'regular' users with both. I myself prefer Android. I have never in the past probably 5 years seen android flagships lag or be less smooth than iOS devices, in fact until recently only Android flagships had 120Hz refresh rate and looked smoother. I can actually use a desktop browser like Firefox (no, Firefox for iOS is still safari under the hood... Because apple) with add-ons line unlock, I actually have a full system ad-blocker, I actually can get apps to control my torrent client, radarr and sonarr remotely. I don't play games, but performance on S20U is the same as on my s22U at least without gaming. Both S20 and S22 last me 2 days. On the other hand Android is a nightmare to manage in a corporate environment and with inexperienced users. Apple has been super easy in terms of that. There are fewer options in iOS so easier to tell people which menu to go to change an option. With that said, I can't imagine my life without all the power user options of android, I can't see myself limited by the Apple ecosystem. This same ecosystem does make life easier for the less tech-savvy people though. That's my take on it. The performance is irrelevant at the top level unless you play games maybe.
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Name 15 July 2022 07:27
Your are an Android fanboy who can’t accept that the3 year old A12 Bionic is better than the Newest from Snapdragon #facts.
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Name 14 August 2022 12:05
Name, And you are an Apple fanboi who can't accept that iOS isn't a proper OS for power users. It doesn't even have a proper user-accessible filesystem FFS!
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Guest 18 August 2022 03:09
Lol, be mad fanboy.. “blah blah, proper OS for power user blah blah”.. whatever you say, be mad your new android will always be slower than the older Apple. no matter how much extra ram or CPU cores they pack into it.
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Better than Name 22 August 2022 00:30
Name, I love the delusions... we all know OS throttling begins the moment a new model comes in. Not only that, your 3 year old phone is probably continually out of space and once that happens its miserable to use, regardless of the specs.
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Alistair 29 August 2022 09:14
Name, That's just simply not true.
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Tucker 09 September 2022 01:09
The reason iOS is so much easier and smoother is that iOS is made for iPhones (obviously, not being an ãss) whereas Andriod is open source with everyone else's skin on top. I routinely swap from iOS to android. Android is far more customizable than iOS. The amount of apps you can get to do anything and everything you could ever want is gigantic. iOS might lack a lot of those "added functions" but iOS is far smoother and has way fewer glitches in apps. Both are equally great OS' in their own right.
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Apple crusher 11 October 2022 17:27
Name, Are you kidding me? Is Apple A12 better than Snapdragon 8 gen 1 ?? Better than the snapdragon 888 ?? I can continue forever apple fanboy! Olle's answer outboasts even the most maniac apple user and you come to play the cool around here? We are on a website comparing 2 chips. If you don't like the truth (both sd 8 gen 1 and a15 bionic chips are beasts) you can simply slip from this conversation and let the experienced people talk. Appreciate those users who can understand me, no matter their preferences in OS.
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Apple crusher 11 October 2022 17:39
Guest, Guest, be my guest and accept the fact that owning an Iphone doesn't make you king of the world. I also recommend you some "fair" comparisons, where the truth is hidden by the New World Order: 1) Asus Rog Phone 6 pro vs Iphone 7 2) Xiaomi Blackshark 5 Pro vs Iphone 8 3) Realme GT neo 3 5G vs Iphone 6s and last but not least, 4) Xiaomi 12 Pro 5G vs iphone X. The conclusions are all yours. Edit: Why am I even talking to an inexperienced fanboy?
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Name 01 February 2023 04:47
Name, Did you not see the antutu? Its 1 million vs 700k+ 💀
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Black Mamba 06 March 2023 19:49
Apple crusher, Just curious, why are you comparing Xiaomi 12 Pro 5G that is released Dec 2021 to an iPhone X which was released Nov 2017?
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Godley 22 March 2023 22:25
Apple crusher, Prick. I am someone who will always go for what is best but I don't have time for arrogance.
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Gaurav 08 June 2022 06:00
3d mark wildlife isn't correct for SD 8 gen 1
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Dinervc 25 July 2022 19:07
Actually, it is. They most likely calculated the 60fps cap for the iPhone. In the more extreme variant of 3D Mark, the iPhone gets quite a bit more fps. They probably took the % of that difference and accordingly scaled the fps of the SD8gen1 down. They should’ve just put the extreme version, to begin with, but who cares as long as it’s correct regarding comparing them both?
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Jason the Saj 02 June 2022 22:59
What I want, is Android running on an A15 processor. I much prefer Android OS to iOS (which IMHO is horrible). Personally, I have had a very little issue with stability or security on my Android devices. Whereas just the other weekend I had to research how to remove SPAM configuration profiles on my mother's iPhone. Like seriously, never had ANY issue like that on my Android devices.
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Someone 02 June 2022 14:30
I'm just here to check the specs of both my phones (S22+ and 13ProM) n very surprised to see people arguing. I've been using both Android and iOS devices for more than a decade and what I can say is it just depends on what do you wanna do with your phone or how you use it.
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Ache 28 May 2022 19:20
I’m using iPhone 13 Pro and a Galaxy S22 Ultra, both perform A+.
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Joe 19 May 2022 06:35
To be honest, right now chipsets should just stop caring about peak performance. I do feel like chipsets have an insane peak performance but very weak sustainable performance. Snapdragon and Apple should just follow the lead of the dimensity 8100, which destroyed the iPhone 13 pro max and also the S22 Ultra in the Genshin Impact test. Yes, it is nice to flex your big 1 million numbers, but can you hold it? No? So... please just stop comparing peak performance when they can't even hold it for about 10 minutes or so. The Red Magic 7 is able to hold the peak performance of the 8-gen 1 for a very long time (95-100%), but do you want a fan spinning while playing your games? No right? The phone is also extremely heavy to hold.
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Dinervc 25 July 2022 19:11
The A15 has a pretty solid sustainable performance if we’re being honest. Genshin Impact for more than like 20min compares to s22u throttling after 5-10min already… Just imagine what Apple could achieve with Vapor Chamber Cooling? Also no, the Dimensity got totally destroyed while lasting less long compared to the A15.
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WitchChick128 21 August 2022 02:50
Do you want a phone that's hot while playing games? Also no.
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Yzn 24 March 2022 08:30
Until yesterday, I thought Android processors are very powerful, and I thought Apple phones are just for security and luxury. But I've recently noticed that Apple's processors are designed to be very advanced and proprietary so that Apple's powerful processors are able to run heavy games in the best possible way for several years, and the reason for this excellent performance of Apple's processors is due to high apple attention in the CPU section and the special CPU design that for each new mobile model produces a new processor with a more powerful CPU, but unfortunately, the Android processor companies do not have the necessary attention and expertise in the CPU section and therefore Apple processors are much better in the gaming section and Android processors are lagging behind.
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TGP 30 March 2022 21:18
What did I just read lol? Anyone who has ever paid attention to Android vs Apple on a technical level in the smartphone area has known that the iPhone's SoC has always been very good, but the other specs of the "computer" in your pocket known as a smartphone are very bad on Apple products in order to keep up cost for security and design. So as you can see yes their processors have always been competitive but as an overall device or computer capable of doing things it has never been able to compete. Apple's iPhone 13 Pro Max has a paltry 6 GB of RAM in it and it is not the fastest RAM either. In Android phones you get the whole package for performance with comparable SoCs (most years, when the A series first came out it was almost an Android killer level SoC), and you get an OS that lets you do what you want. That is why you see apps being able to still perform so well on Apple devices. They ONLY have to work on Apple devices. And you can pick and choose as a dev which devices can download your app, preventing cases of people seeing it as a feature and then it not performing well - on an iPhone everything you SEE will perform perfectly or you don't see it at all. On Android, you will see everything and get to experiment with what works and not. As to your last point, Qualcomm and Samsung are the manufacturers of all microprocessors of the ARM variant which is used by Apple as well. So, Apple's chips are DESIGNED by Apple and actually MADE by Samsung. So that whole theory of yours of the android processor companies being bad is bunk because they're the same companies.
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Chris 09 April 2022 13:04
TGP, Lol… seriously…. TGP what you just stated is a bunch of bs.
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Anonymous 10 April 2022 03:29
Chris, TGP is speaking the truth.
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Mike 10 April 2022 05:26
Chris, TGP. Take a game like Fortnite and play it on an iPhone 6 and a Samsung Galaxy S6. Which one will perform better? The iPhone. The apple chipsets are superior and on top of that, the apps are optimized for the best performance. Android devices because there are so many with different versions and android software and hardware cause problems because apps cannot be properly optimized for performance. This is why Apple wins when it comes to performance and battery life. Android phones are fun and customizable. The new Snapdragon chip is comparable probably to the A11 chipset. Not bad but not superb.
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no. 10 April 2022 23:23
Apple IOS is just more optimized
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Shindormavan 27 April 2022 12:39
A few years ago, Android was lagging behind iOs. But see how they are competing with ios. Who said android processors are lagging behind? Man See the gaming performance of A15 and Snapdragon 8 gen 1. SD 8gen1 leads. So don't blabber.
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Dinervc 28 April 2022 20:14
TGP, But you do realize iPhones use way less RAM? On the worst Apps probably up to 8x less RAM. And usually 1.5-4x less RAM, making the 6GB RAM comparable to 8-18GB RAM on Android. This is also proven in RAM tests. Sideloading exists dude. And you do realize making the Processor doesn’t mean you can use their Processors lol? A manufacturer can be the best at making the product but doesn’t need to be the best at developing it further. Fyi, you have written quite a bit of bs in your comment.
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Dinervc 28 April 2022 20:15
no., You can optimize Benchmarks to make it run better too? Well yes, if it’s not the same benchmark or you cap the performance on one.
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Dinervc 28 April 2022 20:15
Shindormavan, The SD8gen1 is quite a bit behind at gaming lol. Especially when in a flagship phone.
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Colle 29 April 2022 08:10
Anonymous, No Apple Processors are produced from TSMC and Designed by Apple and TSMC has 92 % of worldwide Marketshare (Samsung only 8 %) and Samsung Exynos are from TSMC. That means Samsung Processors are from Apple. People Here with no intelligence like Android. (Apple Core ML 3x faster than Snapdragon 8 Gen 1).
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Note 7 Burning 29 April 2022 08:24
TGP, 10 Years Software Updates (Apple) iPhone SE 3. Gen iPhone 13 (Pro Max, Pro, normal, Mini) iPhone SE 2. Gen iPhone 12 (Pro Max, Pro, normal, Mini) iPhone 11 (Pro Max, Pro, normal) iPhone Xs (Max, normal) iPhone X iPhone 8, 8 Plus iPhone 7, 7 Plus iPhone 6s, 6s Plus iPhone SE All on iOS 15 Android only 2 Years HAHA
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Why 29 April 2022 16:12
Note 7 Burning, Samsung Does 5 Years Now So 2 Year Updates Are No Longer A Thing. Now iOS isn't the only phone with long support.
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Ben 10 May 2022 20:41
Dinervc, TGP is trying to say that Apple can pay loads of attention for their CPUs so that means RAM doesn't really matter.
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Joe 19 May 2022 06:27
Note 7 Burning, My guy, u should check ur info, because most companies now offer 3+ years for their flagship and even 5 years lul
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Xander 30 May 2022 19:07
Note 7 Burning, Apple doesn't give 10years of OS updates. Max. 5-6 years and Samsung's Flagship gives 4 years of updates. You should consider focusing more on your maths skills lol. Btw, what are you gonna do with a phone that's more than 4 years old? Even though it's Apple, it'll def start to slow down in just 2 years of usage like other phones. Just buy another phone and stop using an iPhone for 6years.
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Sergio Luiz 05 July 2022 09:13
TGP, You're wrong, Apple has ARM patents and can customize the Cores, so it's ARM in essence, Apple manufactures its own SOC and even used Samsung to make them, but Apple had the same heating problem on iPhone 6s models, and from the iPhone 7 it uses TSMC lithography, and Qualcomm is soon going there too, because Sambug doesn't know how to make processors, just look at the damn Exynos.
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Guest 18 August 2022 03:21
TGP, TSMC makes all the chips for Apple and multiple other companies.. So obviously I can’t take anything you said seriously since you can’t even correctly state the simple fact, that Samsung does NOT make chips for Apple. That would be TSMC, the world's largest and most successful semiconductor manufacturer.
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Name 18 August 2022 03:25
Why, Yeah, Samsung does four years, so there is that…
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Name 18 August 2022 03:26
Joe, 4 years... I mean at least that’s what samsung.com says regarding their flagship phone but u may be right…
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Daryth 20 August 2022 11:16
Note 7 Burning, This is true, and I've been on IOS since the SE original and have a cracked screen 12 mini right now. My question is; will the phone I buy (be it the Asus or the iphone) really need those new OS updates because I don't think they will need them necessarily, sure it's nice to see my 5 yo iPod get that sort of attention but here I am still buying the new product, even if apple chose to stop updating the iphone 12 I'd still be in this situation where I would have to get a new one since the warranty is poof and repair is poof. Also, the two main reasons I'm planning on switching is because apple is growing rather shitty with the whole right-to-repair thing (if you watch Linus explain the steps they've taken to make it more expensive and less intuitive to try and repair then continue to rely upon them) and the fact that they aren't making an iphone 14 mini that I would prefer, I just like the smaller phones and although the 13 mini A15 chip is a great competitor to the snapdragon coming out in the asus zenphone 9, I feel like it's time to swap to android and enjoy a change for once. Maybe even get that wifi analyzer app that I've wanted for so long that apple refuses to let app makers allow on their software side. Apple no doubt makes a creamy top-tier product, it's no.1 but it comes with cavorts that I've just grown tired of at last.
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rdr 02 September 2022 21:30
Daryth, Daryth - You could have had AppleCare+ for a fee that subsidizes any damage fixes and extends the warranty. It would be $279 (US dollars) to fix the screen without AppleCare, but only $29 with it. The coverage can be had for a monthly fee or a one-time payment for two years, but only when the phone is new. My mom has an iPhone 11 and sprung for AppleCare+ and today is getting an issue with the earpiece speaker fixed. She's due for an upgrade from her carrier in a couple of weeks and will be able to sell her 11 for a fair amount since Apple holds their value quite good (blame consumers going gaga for even old things with an Apple logo on them). Not trying to sell AppleCare+ but I do have it and I think it's a good idea if you get an expensive phone. There are many reasons to prefer either Android or iOS and it just comes down to personal preference. I went for an iPhone 13 Mini after hearing they would eliminate the size in the 14 series, and I really wanted a smaller device after having had a giant Pixel 6(despite being smaller than the Pro). I do appreciate some aspects of iOS that I originally thought were downsides, like the lack of background processes (really good for standby battery life). I have a Patreon sub for an app that I use heavily but isn't allowed on the store, and set up at the store for some emulators. I'm pretty happy, but it's not for everyone. If you want your phone to just work, you are likely to be happy with iOS, but if you rely heavily on background tasks or sideloading you might be happier on Android. I'm glad we have two choices, wish there were more.
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Anonymous 09 March 2022 16:57
Apple's new 2022 iPhone SE is about to slap Android flagships in the face with value. Not to mention that some users (like me) love 16:9 displays with no curved corners or hole punches or notches and a dedicated home button.
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Dude 10 March 2022 16:59
But in 2022 the phone display should be fullscreen.
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BluueeBoy 14 March 2022 20:06
Dude, So true. Nobody likes the design of the iPhone SE.
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RandomPhoneGuy 21 March 2022 13:59
BluueeBoy, I love when the tech community lies to themselves. When you work in cellular all people want is the SE design. You mostly see 13s because that is where the deals are for bundles. The SE is the dream phone of old people, non-techies, and anyone who wants a cheap iPhone.
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TGP 30 March 2022 21:29
Hate to rain on your parade but an iPhone SE is not going to be hitting android flagships or even VALUE phones in the face with anything but maybe a flipper. The A15 Bionic may be looking nice and comparable to the big new Snap 8 but the rest of the system on Apple devices suffer and will falter with a lot of modern console-level game apps. I can assure you there will be games you can play on some models like the 13 Pro Max only because it has 6GB of RAM instead of 4 like the SE and non-Pro models. Games like Genshin Impact will have a majorly lower level of framerate on the SE compared to ANY android phone because even our BASE models are coming with 8GB of RAM. You need at least 6-8GB of RAM to game well on a mobile system it seems and the SE isn't cutting it there. I do agree that the people need a phone like this and it will become popular as hell among the young adult and middle-aged crowd. Not everyone needs or wants a 6+ inch gaming/productivity monster in their pocket at all times. I find it ridiculous no one even really makes sub-5-inch phones anymore. So on that note, go Apple.
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ICEGalaxy7 05 April 2022 17:44
TGP, no, Genshin Impact would not need more than 1.5Gb of RAM to function well, CPU/GPU is what matters. I don't like the SE 2022 tho.
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Amr 09 April 2022 16:11
Yes totally with that one camera and the display out of 2015. Bro pls tell me a scenario where u did gaming tests and the android lagged while apple withheld. I'm really struggling to find it
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Mike 10 April 2022 05:31
ICEGalaxy7, As far as I can tell, some of the new flagship Android devices cause significant throttling in high-intensity games. Data indicates that apple devices have significantly higher frame rates during gameplay than android devices. Not to say that games on android doesn't work well, they just aren't on the same level as ios. The S22 Ultra was supposed to come out with an update to improve the gaming performance and get rid of throttling. Will have to retest to see if there has been any significant change.
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Reuben 19 April 2022 10:35
ICEGalaxy7, I beg to differ ICEGalaxy, cause I'm using an iPhone 11 with 6Gb of ram n with an a13 but I'm still facing some lags n the phone runs hot within playing just for an hour.
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Costy 26 April 2022 18:16
RandomPhoneGuy, My Guy 400$ for a mid-range phone and top of the line processor that you the normal user will never use even 50% of its power and glass that is known to have awful durability it's not worth it I'd recommend this phone only ONLY if you've never used an android in your life otherwise id Recommend The new A53 which completely spanks the SE in terms of design for a mid-range phone.
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Rtx 29 April 2022 07:23
Yeah with top of a line display with a resolution of 720p.
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Steve 29 April 2022 16:14
Rtx, The A53 Is 1080p (1080x2400) Not 720p (720x1600)
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facts 14 May 2022 13:58
TGP, "Games like Genshin Impact will have a majorly lower level of framerate on the SE compared to ANY android phone because even our BASE models are coming with 8GB of RAM" Who told you that? and which SE did you try? Get your facts right https://youtu.be/TSetSc_Yl9c ; do you own SE 2022 or ever played genshin impact? Maybe you never tried to know, that even a so-called flagship S22 ultra can't manage 40 fps and FYI the SE 2022 does 55-60 fps but yes there is screen dimming and this performance is a combination of a smaller screen and 720p. so much bad press for the design!!
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Icegalaxy... NO 15 May 2022 22:35
ICEGalaxy7, While CPU/GPU does matter, RAM does make a hell of a difference as well. While an iPhone SE might outperform the snapdragon at low framerates and low display quality, the new snapdragon Samsungs will kill that iPhone on higher quality visuals and framerate...
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Iphone expert 18 June 2022 07:36
Reuben, Really? iPhone 11 with 6 GB ram? Where did you buy that from? The black market? Show us where you bought this 6GB ram iPhone 11 from. I'd like to buy it too but I'm afraid it doesn't exist.
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Justo99 01 July 2022 07:12
facts, Guys are only stuck on phones like Samsung There are Japanese phones like aquos r6 with 240hz screen 12 gigs ram
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Villain 07 July 2022 09:18
We really don't like that worst design from past except you
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Name 30 July 2022 19:20
Amr, True. My iphone stopped working with youtube. if I open youtube it says I need to update my ios version. If I go to the settings I don't find any ios version update. like what the hell, so now I need to trash that iPad and buy a new one instead? never!!!
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Name 18 August 2022 03:30
TGP, A13 with 4g ram runs Genshin Impact no problem on pretty high graphics.
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Name 18 August 2022 03:33
Reuben, I play on IPhone 11 with a 4 Gb ram.. can get hot, and generally runs well on med.-high settings.
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JDK 04 March 2022 10:20
I am an Android fan/user ever since I can remember. But I have to admit that what Apple is doing with its chipsets is impressive. Even with lower numbers on the sheet than Snapdragon, its performance as many have said is really better compared to Android. But I believe that is mainly because Apple completely controls both the hardware and software parts of their phones. That is not the case with Android phones though. I guess IF (and that is a very big IF) Google are able to accomplish with Tensor (completely controlling both software and hardware of a phone) like what Apple was able to do with their Bionic chips then there is a possibility that we can see the full potential of Android and probably make a neck-to-neck comparison between Android / IOS then. Until then, my opinion is these comparisons do not add too much meaning to them.
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TGP 30 March 2022 21:34
Tensor still would not be the same thing as Apple's first party system, you have it backwards. Apple has such an advantage because there are only so many devices you can make the app available for in its store, which isn't true for Android. You have a new device coming out every day. Just because the Tensor chip exists doesn't mean it will be getting priority in the design of 3rd part apps and the majority of Android content. It just gives a boost to the OS-based features. So yea you are right, Apple controls both the hardware and software - Google would not be controlling the hardware just by releasing one model more of an Android, they still have every other brand to satisfy and please. I do like the Pixel and Nexus line though, a pure Android/developer experience is nice but I don't think they were going for turning into Apple, but just a little bit of a boost in having the same hardware in a phone for certain features.
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Reuben 19 April 2022 10:36
I completely agree with u JDK
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PeeCee 04 March 2022 08:09
According to Geekbench 5, which measures the power of the CPU, the single-core score, as well as the multi-core score of A15 bionic chip, is much higher than the CPU score of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, 43% and 24% respectively higher, to be exact. However, in the Antutu break-up score, Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 scores higher than the A15 Bionic chip in CPU. So, I don't know what is wrong here. Besides, in the GPU department also, I think the A15 bionic is superior and usually has scored better in almost every GPU benchmark. I think you should try it again.
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Name 13 March 2022 16:47
Well according to every benchmark in the world except Antutu the A15 has more powerful GPU and CPU
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Anonymous 14 March 2022 20:15
All benchmark software is biased. I do think Apple's chip is better but I would like to see a fair comparison between the new iPhone and my s22 ultra.
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TGP 30 March 2022 21:45
It is because a benchmark does not actually tell you anything about real-world performance and the numbers they give you are completely relative to their benchmark's algorithm which can VERY highly favor one architecture over another. Based on the averages of the numbers you should come to the conclusion probably that these are similar chips in terms of CPU performance (within 10% which is within bin performance margins so basically identical) and within 5% GPU performance. They are both very different but I think it should be pretty clear here that the Snapdragon has a little bit more under the hood than Geekbench implies. Antutu is my benchmark of choice after 3DMark because it measures everything relative to the performance needed on the Android system, not just raw performance. In the end, though, the true performance of an SoC is how well it performs in real life, load times and FPS rates in games, etc. And I think that we will be seeing directly comparable numbers between systems with these SoCs - probably an advantage given to Android just because they aren't afraid to give their phones more than 4GB of RAM. In the real world, a system with 50% more RAM and a 10% less powerful SoC will generally outperform the competitor with less ram and a slightly better SoC. The last thing you need to take into account is that Geekbench is basically bullshit that does not matter. Not only is it a biased benchmark towards Qualcomm and Apple, but it also only measures OpenCL which is NOT what is going to tell you how well it runs an Android system. Android uses the GPU more than the CPU on the SoC so really that result will matter most with the real-world performance so the most accurate prediction of that is 3DMark.
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Sun 18 February 2022 10:56
There's wrong here When you compared RAM frequency A15 has lpddr4x you said it has 4266MHz its wrong the frequency is 2133 Mhz 4266 is data transfer Mt/s not the frequency cock which Snapdragon 8 gen1 LPDDR5 has 6200 mt/s A15 lpddr4x 2133mhz /4266Mt/s 8gen1 LPDDR5 3200mhz/6200mt/s
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Diablo 12 February 2022 12:36
Snapdragon is the king 👑 of performance and will always be the king many more years to come bionic sucks overheat foolishly and frame drops.
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Dinervc 18 February 2022 18:56
Lol Snapdragon was always inferior and up until now even inferior to last-gen iPhone processors… It only beat the A14 at GPU.
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FoS 01 March 2022 09:28
Snapdragon SoC will always be inferior. Watch when apple release their new SoC Gonna blow the Gen 1 out the water. I mean the A15B is still a better SoC then SD Gen 1
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TGP 30 March 2022 21:55
Exynos all the way. Leading the way in mobile gaming working with AMD this year. So hyped about my S22U Exynos purchase. Snapdragon is just the usual. They got good single thread perf, decent GPU and good battery without heating up, that's why most of the American brands use them. Also very expensive chips for the performance you get. That's why you see Mediatek doing so well now, and now they're even on top of Snapdragon with the dimensity 9000. That thing kicked the crap out of every SoC on the market this year other than Exynos 2200 GPU performance.
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Android ER 18 January 2022 01:45
Snapdragon is the best for Android anyway if anyone needs to compare the O/S run iOS on Android mobile and android on apple devices can find the difference 🤣 Don't be brand fools all credit goes to TSMC.
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1+1=2 14 January 2022 20:16
I bet if Qualcomm used TSMC, then they would outperform the dimensity in almost every aspect, but unfortunately, TSMC increased prices, and Qualcomm didn't like that.
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Anonymous 28 January 2022 22:18
Qualcomm messed up with Samsung.
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Anonymous 19 March 2022 19:34
Reportedly, Qualcomm will switch to TMSC from performance lacks with Samsung chipset foundries.
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Chase 03 January 2022 04:01
I've been an Android fanboi for well over 15 years. Mostly Samsung, along with a Pixel and One Plus. But 1 week ago, I took a plunge and switched to an iPhone 13 Pro Max. All I can say is I'm floored. Comparing the most popular apps, the iPhone versions are like polished works of art. And I have never had a phone that gives me 2+ days of battery life. Android is a slave to whatever features Qualcomm bakes into their next round of SoCs. Whereas Bionic is an Apple in-house design that's married into their products.
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Heva Naisdey 17 February 2022 21:50
Don't have to lie to prove a point.
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Meandyou 19 February 2022 05:05
Yeah, it's crazy when you go from android to apple how much better the software is between them.
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Silas 19 February 2022 06:23
Heva Naisdey, He ain’t lying, dude. I was living in denial as you are until I decided to make the switch from my s21 ultra to the 13 pro max. All I can say is that nothing else has felt as buttery smooth and glitch-free in my life. Android has an edge in customizability, but when it comes to raw performance, I’m sorry to say that Apple is miles ahead. You need to use it first to know what I’m saying.
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DDD 25 February 2022 09:27
Silas, Have the 13 and Mini 6, pretty disappointed by the various bugs. It’s been like half a year and still not been fixed. Popular Apps like to freeze and crash. The keyboard doesn’t show up sometimes, very very delayed and unresponsive typing at times on the stock keyboard, keyboard layout goes out of whack, sound issues, disappear and reappearing stock Apple widgets… The hardware is great these days but the software is going downhill. Miss iOS 6 on my iPhone 5 back in the day.
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Amo 07 April 2022 07:25
DDD, 90% of comments are apple haters who never used iPhone in their lives. We didn't have any bugs on our iPhones. 0 frame drops in games. 0 problems except for customizations. which is not a big deal for me. Was happy with my 12 after 8 years of using Samsung flagships and now I'm even happier with my 13promax. Never gonna go back to android.
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Cris 13 July 2022 02:43
I also switched recently and will never go back to android ^_^. I completely agree with you.
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Kash 02 January 2022 22:55
Snapdragon just killed the competition by introducing 8gen1 chip Waiting to see its performance video against A15
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