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Apple A18 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy

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Performance score

Apple A18 2024 · 6/6 cores/threads
32.38
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy 2026 · 8/8 cores/threads
48.24 +49%

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy is 49% faster than Apple A18 by our estimate.

The score is our own estimate from the specs (cores, threads, clocks, architecture generation), not a benchmark run. 100 = the fastest CPU in our database. A phone without a fan drops its clocks under long load, so in long tasks (hours of gaming, video) it will be slower than the number shows.

Overview

Apple A18Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy
Score (0–100) 32.38 48.24
Ranking position 11 1
Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Apple Qualcomm
Architecture Apple Silicon (Arm) Qualcomm Oryon
Release date Q3 2024 Q1 2026

Specifications

Apple A18Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy
Cores 6 8
Threads 6 8
Core layout 2× Apple A18 4.04 GHz + 4× Apple E 2 GHz 2× Oryon Gen 3 4.74 GHz + 6× Oryon Gen 3 3.63 GHz
Boost clock 4.04 GHz 4.74 GHz
Process node TSMC N3E TSMC N3P
Graphics Apple GPU (5 cores) Adreno 840

Memory

Apple A18Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X

Pros and cons

Apple A18

  • no notable advantages

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy

  • 49% higher overall score
  • 13% faster single core
  • more cores: 8 vs 6
  • more threads: 8 vs 6
  • newer: released in 2026

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