Snapdragon 865 vs A13 Bionic

We compared the 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 (Adreno 650) with the older 6-core Apple A13 Bionic (Apple A13 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

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 865
  • Performs 43% better in floating-point computations
  • Has 2 more cores
  • Supports 29% higher memory bandwidth (44 against 34.1 GB/s)
  • 7% higher CPU clock speed (2840 vs 2650 MHz)
Pros of Apple A13 Bionic
  • Higher GPU frequency (~2.1x)
  • Shows better (up to 13%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1101K vs 978K
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
A13 Bionic +13%
1101851
CPU 385127 296803
GPU 148169 301818
Memory 166070 149834
UX 279544 353396
Total score 978910 1101851
Samples [104 tests] [47 tests]
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect NanoReview scores.

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
A13 Bionic +50%
1749
Multi-Core Score
A13 Bionic +25%
3989
Asset compression 149.1 MB/sec 146.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 87.2 pages/sec 90.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 125.3 Mpixels/sec 103.5 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 77 images/sec 85.1 images/sec
HDR 106.3 Mpixels/sec 130.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 11 images/sec 13.9 images/sec
Photo processing 32.7 images/sec 38.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.29 Mpixels/sec 4.69 Mpixels/sec
Samples 52 tests 12 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
A13 Bionic +237%
13902
Background blur 4.53 images/sec 20.3 images/sec
Face detection 1.97 images/sec 25.6 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.17 Gpixels/sec 0.44 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.22 Gpixels/sec 0.68 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.18 Gpixels/sec 0.77 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.19 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 9.05 Gpixels/sec 45.7 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 567.3 FPS 1367.9 FPS
API OpenCL Metal
Samples 34 tests 8 tests
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 Solar Bay
Score - 2564
Stability - 74%
Graphics test - 10 FPS
Section 1 - 12 FPS
Section 2 - 10 FPS
Section 3 - 7 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
A13 Bionic +80%
2001
Score 1110 2001
Stability 99% 70%
Graphics test 6 FPS 11 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 9557 -
Video editing score 5874 -
Data manipulation score 8658 -
Photo editing score 29642 -
Writing score 14782 -
Phones tested 14 models -

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]
57 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile 61 FPS
[Ultra]
60 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite 30 FPS
[Ultra]
60 FPS
[High]
World of Tanks Blitz 60 FPS
[Ultra]
60 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact 60 FPS
[Ultra]
59 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 59 FPS
[Ultra]
60 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
1080 x 2340
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
828 x 1792
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 865
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-27 (MAPKIS)AnTuTu 121102560
📘 2026-09-26 (the kroco's)AnTuTu 121088974
📘 2026-09-22 (mptech)AnTuTu 11995050
📘 2026-09-20 (mptech)AnTuTu 11973656
📘 2026-09-18 (heedneas)AnTuTu 121160558
Apple A13 Bionic
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-21 (Евгений :))AnTuTu 111178640
📘 2026-09-07 (nuri)AnTuTu 111133524
📘 2026-09-07 (Ianzzzz)AnTuTu 111090244
📘 2026-09-07 (Ianzzzz)AnTuTu 111090244
📘 2026-08-04 (Feonton)AnTuTu 11915377

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 865 and A13 Bionic

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
2x 2.65 GHz – Lightning
4x 1.6 GHz – Thunder
Cores 8 6
Frequency 2840 MHz 2650 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.4-A
L1 cache 512 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 8 MB
L3 cache 4 MB -
Process 7 nanometers 7 nanometers
Transistor count 10.3 billion 8.5 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 6 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 650 Apple A13 GPU
Architecture Adreno 600 Apple Bionic GPU
GPU frequency 587 MHz 1230 MHz
Pipelines 3 4
Shading units 256 64
Total shaders 768 256
FLOPS 901.6 Gigaflops 629.8 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 -
OpenCL version 2.0 -
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 698 Apple Neural Engine
NPU theoretical performance - 5 TOPS

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 44 Gb/s 34.1 Gb/s
Max size 16 GB 4 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 NVMe
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2688 x 1242
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP -
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 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
- AAX
- AAX+
- AC-3
- AIFF
- CAF
- E-AC-3
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X55 -
4G support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes No
Download speed Up to 7500 Mbps Up to 1200 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3000 Mbps Up to 350 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.1 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced December 2019 September 2019
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8250-AB APL1W85
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 official site -
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 - Apple A19 Pro

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ALI July 22, 2024 at 04:24 AM
It's a useless debate, iPhone vs Android Use whatever you like and let there be peace. At the end everybody knows Apple is trash, what android offers iPhone can't 🤣 Look at iPhone 15, no telephoto, no 120 hz, no fast charging of 2024 standards, 0 to 100 in nearly 2 hours 🤣. This is the story of a 900 USD crap phone. While 200 USD android phones have fast charging (0 to 100 in 1 to 1.25 hours) and 120 hz display. Look at the notch of apple, also apple fan boys say they have 5 years of software support. Now google pixel gives 7 years of updates. Bullshit apple but no offense to its users. Company is doing shit. Look at Samsung S24, 120 hz, faster charging, telephoto camera and much more things to offer, zoom and Samsung Dex too.
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hai April 21, 2024 at 03:28 AM
How about the A13 Bionic in 2025? Can it run any games on low settings?
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Ace January 15, 2025 at 07:19 PM
Sucks super bad genshin lags crazy on lowest settings
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Halo February 16, 2025 at 06:09 PM
Ace, Don't lie, bruh. My friend has an iPhone 11, and he plays Genshin Impact on mid settings without any lag. However, it lags a bit and gets too hot when played on the highest settings. Don't think I'm an iPhone fan, but I have to say that the iPhone 11 is still a beast.
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Badhon January 11, 2021 at 04:03 PM
Irony know, why people hate apple.. Iphone 6 (2014) still runs smoothly.. Even not a single lag in the newer update of the softwares.. No smartphone of any other industry can show it.. I dont think the numbers can define which smartphone is better... User experience is the main point.. So, im gonna say iphone is 1000 times better than any other smartphone.
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Bionicman January 14, 2021 at 03:04 AM
Battery runs out fast
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User Iphone 6 Since 2015 February 9, 2021 at 02:47 AM
I using Iphone 6 since 2015, after ios 12 the phone can't hold any longer because 1gb ram. Playing Mobile legend will app crash and whatsapp always lag and crash too. sorry my bad english. Thank you. In nutshell, Iphone 6 are faster in Ios 10 with high setting honkai impact 60fps no lag and if you using old iphone better stop update ios system that will eat your ram iphone left no space.
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Lmao April 16, 2021 at 06:44 AM
iPhone6 is the best Apple phone I have after Steve jobs die.. I switch back to android phones which has better pric and quality over iPhone
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MaxFxU May 19, 2021 at 10:22 PM
Nah, I have 2 units of iP6 in my house. Both are very laggy.
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rich January 23, 2022 at 07:57 PM
doesn't run any smoother than any other phone from that period including Samsung. All high-end phones still run flawlessly. That is not in any way just iPhones. I have a Samsung s5 and it is still running like the day I got it and the battery is still totally fine, unlike all iPhones.
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Qualcomm thick boy July 17, 2022 at 11:12 PM
Just because you like Apple products, in particular, doesn't make them the best, yes user experience is great and all but I'll have to buy every single apple product if I want them to work seamlessly, just like how I would need an iMac to transfer stuff from my iPhone to my computer simply because apple restricts their iPhones from sending any file to a windows PC.. but if you have a "crappy android" as you assume.. at least you can use it in every part of the world, unlike iPhones that require you to buy their entire lineup of products costing you a total of 5 thousand dollars. No thanks, I'll stick to my Galaxy S205G.
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Nah Homie September 13, 2022 at 04:16 PM
Qualcomm thick boy, You don’t need a whole Mac dude, just download and install iTunes and you can move stuff with your phone😭 it’s LITERALLY that simple. You’re exaggerating out the ass about something you clearly have zero idea about lmfao how embarrassing
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A13 maniac February 8, 2023 at 04:26 PM
MaxFxU, But they are usable, aren’t they? The same can’t be said about an android device from 7 years ago.
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Qualcomm thick boy turned A13 boy February 18, 2023 at 09:54 AM
Nah Homie, I recently bought the iPhone 11 and boy this phone is really smooth.. 😅 I was wrong about Apple. Now I see why their phones are so expensive. It is the user experience and how well everything in the software is fine-tuned to run seamlessly with the processor. Also, the apps on the APP STORE are designed specifically to run flawlessly with the A13 Bionic processor.. with Samsung, I have to worry about whether I’m getting an Exynos processor or a Snapdragon processor. it’s too much headache and no consistency.
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Like-it-or-lump-it September 30, 2020 at 04:05 AM
The overall score includes AnTuTu which is not indicitive of actually performance. AnTuTu is owned by Chinese company Cheetah Mobile, and is designed around the Android platform, it is hardly an objective comparison. The Geekbench results are much more realistic to how these processors perform. Anecdotally, I have both (because why not) a Samsung Galaxy S10+ (personal) and iPhone 11 Pro MAX (work) and the iPhone runs rings around it. It is much smoother in 3D phone games, has snappier boot and app load times, and I personally find iOS much more fluid. There are many reasons to choose one phone over the other, (price, ecosystem, personal preference, features). But barracking for one side over the other like a sports team is moronic.
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root September 30, 2020 at 03:20 PM
Yeah, that's true.
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cefre00 October 10, 2020 at 01:21 AM
I have to agree with you, though I am definitely not an Apple fan boy. I have an iPhone 7 for work and just bought a Poco F2 Pro. Both are great and on paper the SD865 is way out of A10's league, but the look and feel is the same. Moreover for some games I would prefer the iPhone, BUT (is a big but), my Poco has way bigger screen, does not heat up ever, application switches are so smooth and instant, and can do things the iPhone can't (Geforce Now), etc. It's a like comparing a Windows 10 PC with a Macbook Pro with the same specs. Apple's case that system is perfectly optimized for that HW, Windows on the other hand is an all-rounder OS, sometimes crappy optimization, etc. Same goes with Android in general. Maybe that is why the Apple world is so appealing for some: everything is well built together. Seems to be safe and actually pretty good quality, but has a price tag many can't afford. Would I buy an iPhone? No, because I like the option to install another system onto this Poco if I want to. Apple will never ever let me do this. I understand why, but still. But yeah: staying on one side, talking shit about the other side is just childish. Both sides have ups and downs. Good thing that there is competition, so we can get always something better for our money. :)
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Qualcomm thick boy July 17, 2022 at 11:19 PM
Thank you for this comment bro you said it best.. one shouldn't be fiercely loyal to these brands cuz at the end of the day they are just phones that perform the task we need whether it be 2.3seconds faster or slower than the other, and at the end of the day, either one you go with is going to give you a flagship experience because after all, they are flagship chipsets after all.
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nou January 26, 2023 at 03:25 PM
Yeah let's pretend an S10+ has a "SD865" chipset and isn't smoother than iPhone 11 "Pro MAX" no shit it would. it's a year gap lmao, keep sucking Apple's cock, bootlicker.
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iPhoneisworst September 7, 2020 at 03:54 PM
Haha, bionic A13 is trash, instead of buying latest iphone I would any day buy samsung ot latest OnePlus. OnePlus 8 pro is anytime and everytime better than iphone 11 pro max. I don't know why apple fan boys can't see: 1. High refresh rate in OP 8 pro 2. Better battery 3. curved display
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Noah October 5, 2020 at 05:53 PM
Who likes curved displays?
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Rishi October 6, 2020 at 01:22 PM
You can’t keep up. Chinese sh:t oneplus for more than 2 years Apple runs even 1000 times better. And can be guaranteed for 5 or more years. What can these android shi@ts do??!!
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Nabil December 6, 2020 at 11:47 AM
Rishi , Lol, in every year flagship snapdragon beat apple chips
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Mario December 6, 2020 at 06:05 PM
Rishi , Typisch Fanboy Apple hat seine Vorzüge, aber verspricht aber auch Sache die Apple nicht halten ,Und nochmal zu den Updates es ist schön daß man 5 Jahre Updates bekommt, aber kaum jemand besitzt sein i Phone solange.Und der Vorteil ist bei Xiaomi, man bekommt die positive Eigenschaften was bei Apple interessant sind , Jahre lange Updates, gut zugeschnittenen Software auf die Hardware, und ein nie da gewesen es Preis Leistung Verhältnis was Konkurrenzlos ist, und Qualität stimmt, weil die meisten wollten keine 1000 euro oder mehr ausgeben, ganz einfach weil Smartphone leider weg werf Produkte sind ,und das betrifft natürlich Apple auch, und es wird sehr schwer gemacht Produkte von Apple zu reparieren zu können,Apple ist gerade nicht Wartung freundlich.
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Boris Johnson January 27, 2021 at 04:37 AM
The A13 runs games far smoother than any android device can as of right now, with two less cores and a slower clock speed. That’s like Usain Bolt winning a race with his feet cut off, pretty impressive if you ask me mr android fanboy;)
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Caladio April 14, 2021 at 05:13 PM
Apple is more optimized and runs better. I will only support apple because if apple is out of competition than Chinese smartphone will cover whole market , and i just hate chinese mobile companies!!!
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Namesis June 30, 2021 at 08:20 PM
Rishi , If Iphone has 5 years update then android has Custom Rom support which apple lacks
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Dutta October 19, 2021 at 09:01 PM
I am OnePlus 8 pro user ... Believe it's camera sucks ... And Oneplus is under oppofication And that's why I am thinking to buy iPhone 13 pro ...
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Qualcomm thick boy August 5, 2022 at 12:27 AM
A curved display is not something to brag about other than aesthetics.. 😅 sorry you were making a lot of sense till you mentioned "curved displays" as if it was a groundbreaking feature. Lol.. but I get your point though, you get more for the same price with Apple, the only thing I can brag about my iPhone 11 is the chipset.. which I tend to forget what it's even all about. 😅 I don't understand what the rate is all about these days.
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iPhone gang September 21, 2022 at 10:42 PM
Rishi , How about everything except flawless smooth Gaming but even Android phones these days are becoming more powerful and up to the task now.. 🤷🏽‍♂️
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iPhone gang September 21, 2022 at 10:44 PM
Caladio, Me too I hate Chinese with every fibre of my being and every swear pore in my body!. They are like a virus! They pollute the entire environment with so much crap I can't even take 3 steps without seeing a Chinese crap phone on display in the store, it is just horrendous to me..
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A13 beast February 8, 2023 at 08:02 PM
Caladio, Is there a particular reason why you just hate Chinese smartphones? I think they have made innovation and newer technologies more accessible to the average man. You white folks from western society crack me up sometimes 😅 iPhone is only popular in the United States, everywhere else in the world is nonexistent, especially in African countries and South Asia. And those places are densely populated.
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Claudio July 20, 2020 at 08:43 PM
You are comparing snapdragon 865 with apple A13 (2019 chipset). Let's compare it with A14 when it comes out.
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Joel July 27, 2020 at 04:07 PM
The a13 is a late 2019 chipset. The 865 is an early 2020 chipset. Thus, if Apple were to come out with the a14, then that would also not be a fair matchup as apple comes with new processors late into the year.
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Anonymous August 5, 2020 at 04:35 PM
Let's compare it with SD 875 when it comes out.
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Nameless August 5, 2020 at 04:36 PM
Joel , You are just a fanboy. If you talking about A14 i will put SD875
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Shane July 13, 2020 at 01:59 AM
For him to get an 11 pro max for that. He had a trade in. Is the only way. That’s unheard of Even almost a year later. If it’s a trade in. It doesn’t count.
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Naveen June 12, 2020 at 08:54 AM
I think after comparition of price sdg. 865 is best. Because iphone 11 price is nearly 70000 And ni 10 pro is 52000. My choice is Snapdragon 865
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Josh June 19, 2020 at 02:27 PM
iPhones are cheaper in America. I got my 11 pro max for like $600. Besides, Apple owns part of arm, they will always have an advantage over Qualcomm.
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Rai July 6, 2020 at 10:17 AM
Josh, Stop lying man 😂......
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Shoto July 9, 2020 at 08:22 PM
Rai, Actually Josh is right, with contract you can pretty much get a iPhone 11 around $700~800. $600 must be some great deal if lucky. But you just offset your spending to service provider tho. Sounds not too far off with Singapore data plans.
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Anonymous August 5, 2020 at 04:32 PM
Josh, Stop lying. 11 pro max about 1200 dollars everybody knows that. Y'all Apple fanboys
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Nameless August 5, 2020 at 04:33 PM
Shoto, iPhone 11 can be around 700$~ but we r talking about pro max. Upgrade your reading skills. Peace olur.
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SammyBoysDies April 20, 2021 at 07:53 AM
Anonymous, who said he couldn't give his older phone to get discount? But I understand you, you are to poor to get even mid-ranger phone.
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Xavier October 21, 2021 at 10:28 AM
Anonymous, Stop misleading others when you are talking about the price of an iPhone while ignoring other factors that could affect its pricing in different countries. (Facts: This statement can apply to literally every imported product.)
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Mr.iphone June 1, 2020 at 01:58 PM
iPhone is the best, just try it and see for yourself
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But July 16, 2020 at 05:32 AM
Price 😅😂🖕 price is much more than its products and difficult to buy for middle class people 🖕
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Mr objective August 3, 2020 at 01:15 PM
No, if you put off your Apple glasses you see that this simply isn't based on facts.
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A13isTrash August 5, 2020 at 04:30 PM
I tried and i decided snapdragon better
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Snap August 10, 2020 at 12:06 PM
iPhones are locked in a walled garden. Only Android gives you the possibility to be free!
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crap September 16, 2020 at 02:04 AM
iphone is crap cheap chinese shit for poor people
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SammyBoysDies April 20, 2021 at 07:55 AM
crap, You better leave this chat. Crap is that what you know about apple
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i_smell_penies May 25, 2021 at 05:38 PM
SammyBoysDies, Apple made iPhones just for people to pretend they're rich for most of them. End of story.
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Bruh March 6, 2022 at 03:04 AM
i_smell_penies, Can you prove it? Don’t say anything if you didn’t know anything.
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