Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 vs Apple A9

General
Performance (CPU)
Graphics (GPU)
Memory
Connectivity
Multimedia
AI
Gaming Performance

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

Apple A9

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 vs Apple A9 - which chip or processor is better? should you buy mobile phones having Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 or should go for the Apple A9? Here you will find detailed information about technical specs and benchmarks tests for each chipset.

General

Brand	Qualcomm	Apple
Platform	Smartphones	Smartphones
Release Date	Nov 2015	Sep 2015

Performance (CPU)

Cores	4	2
Architecture	64 bit	64 bit
Frequency (Clock Speed)	2150 MHz	1850 MHz
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A
L1 Cache	N/A	128 KB
L2 Cache	N/A	3 MB
L3 Cache	N/A	4 MB

Graphics (GPU)

GPU Name	Adreno 530	PowerVR GT7600
Frequency (Clock Speed)	1866 MHz	650 MHz
Execution Units	2	6
Shading Units	256	192
Vulkan Version	1.1	1.1
OpenCL Version	2.0	1.2
DirectX Version	12	11

Memory

Frequency	624 MHz	1333 MHz
Bus	4x16 Bit	2x16 Bit
Max Memory Capacity	8 GB	4 GB

Connectivity

Modem	Snapdragon X12 LTE	Qualcomm MDM9645M
5G Support	No	No
4G Support	Yes	Yes
Download Speed	600 Mbps	450 Mbps
Upload Speed	150 Mbps	150 Mbps
Wi-Fi Version	5	4
Bluetooth Version	4.1	4.2
GPS	Yes	N/A

Multimedia

Neural Processor (NPU)	Hexagon 680	Apple M9
Storage	eMMC 5.1,UFS 2.1	NVMe
Max Screen Resolution	3840 x 2160	1920 X 1080
Max Camera Resolution	28	1x 32MP, 2x 12MP
Video Record	4K @ 30FPS	4K@30FPS
Video Playback	4K @ 60FPS	4K@30FPS
Video Codec Support	H.264, H.265	H.264, H.265
Audio Codec Support	AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV	AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV