A19 Pro vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
The iPhone 17 Pro chip against the fastest Android chip of its year
Overview
A19 Pro
Process: 3nm
Announced: Sep 2025
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Process: 3nm
Announced: Sep 2025
Benchmarks
AnTuTu v11
A19 Pro
23,81,751
8 Elite Gen 5
36,88,274
Geekbench 6 Single
A19 Pro
3,846
8 Elite Gen 5
3,618
Geekbench 6 Multi
A19 Pro
9,923
8 Elite Gen 5
11,062
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
A19 Pro
5,933
8 Elite Gen 5
7,370
Scores from the iPhone 17 Pro (A19 Pro) and the OnePlus 15 (Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5), run on retail units.
At A Glance | ||
| Specification | A19 Pro  | 8 Elite Gen 5  |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Apple | Qualcomm |
| Announced | Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| Process node | 3nmTSMC N3P | 3nmTSMC N3P |
| Found in | iPhone 17 ProiPhone 17 Pro Max, iPhone Air | Galaxy S26 UltraOnePlus 15, Xiaomi 17 Pro |
CPU | ||
| Layout | 2 performance + 4 efficiency | 2 prime + 6 performance |
| Cores | 2x performance core4x efficiency core | Oryon (3rd gen)2x Oryon prime, 6x Oryon performance |
| Peak clock | 4.26GHzEfficiency cores at 2.6GHz | 4.6GHz4.74GHz in the Galaxy S26 version; performance cores up to 3.62GHz |
| L2 cache | 16MBPerformance cores; 6MB for efficiency cores | 24MB12MB per cluster |
| L3 cache | NoneUses a 32MB system cache | NoneUses an 8MB system cache |
| System cache | 32MB | 8MB |
GPU and gaming | ||
| GPU | 6-core GPU5-core GPU in iPhone Air | Adreno 84018MB Adreno HPM |
| Ray tracing | Hardware | HardwareLumen global illumination |
| Graphics APIs | Metal 4 | Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2OpenCL 3.0 FP |
AI and NPU | ||
| NPU | 16-core Neural Engine | Hexagon NPU12 scalar, 8 vector, 1 accelerator |
Memory and storage | ||
| Memory | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 9600MT/s8533MT/s in iPhone Air | 10600MT/s |
| Max RAM | 12GB | 24GB |
| Storage | NVMeApple storage controller, not UFS | UFS 4.1 |
Camera and ISP | ||
| ISP | Apple ISP | Spectra triple 20-bit AI ISP |
| Max sensor | 48MPFusion Main, Ultra Wide and Telephoto, iPhone 17 Pro | 320MP108MP single or 48MP triple with zero shutter lag |
| Video capture | 4K at 120fpsDolby Vision, Fusion Main camera | 8K at 30fps4K at 120fps |
| Slow motion | 4K at 120fpsDolby Vision; 1080p at 240fps | 1080p at 480fps |
Display and video | ||
| On-device display | 2868 x 1320 at 120HziPhone 17 Pro Max | 4K+ at 120HzQHD+ at 240Hz |
| External display | 4K HDRDisplayPort over USB-C, iPhone 17 Pro | 4K at 120Hz8K at 30Hz |
| Video decode | AV1, HEVC, H.264Plus ProRes | AV1, H.265, VP98K HDR playback at 60fps |
Cellular | ||
| Modem | Separate chipSnapdragon X80 in iPhone 17 Pro; Apple C1X in iPhone Air | Qualcomm X85Integrated |
| mmWave | SupportedUS models of iPhone 17 Pro; not on iPhone Air | Supported8 carriers, 2x2 MIMO |
| Satellite | SupportedEmergency SOS, Messages, Find My and Roadside Assistance via satellite | SupportedNB-NTN |
Wi-Fi and connectivity | ||
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7Apple N1, separate chip in iPhone 17 Pro | Wi-Fi 7FastConnect 7900, 320MHz |
| Bluetooth | 6.0Apple N1, separate chip in iPhone 17 Pro | 6.0LE Audio, Channel Sounding |
| UWB | SupportedApple second-generation UWB chip in iPhone 17 Pro | SupportedIEEE 802.15.4z, FiRa, CCC |
| USB | USB 3, 10GbpsiPhone 17 Pro; USB 2 on iPhone Air | USB 3.1 Gen 2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, NavICDual-frequency GPS, iPhone 17 Pro | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavICTriple frequency L1, L2C, L5 |
Specifications from the manufacturers’ official spec sheets · Updated 2026-10-20