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Review

Apple A12 Bionic
MediaTek Dimensity 8350
CPU Performance
42
53
Gaming Performance
26
40
Battery life
84
91
QuickComparison Score
100
100
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Apple A12 Bionic and MediaTek Dimensity 8350

Reasons to consider the Apple A12 Bionic

  • + 7 nanometers process node
  • + 6 CPU cores
  • + 2x 2.49 GHz – Vortex 4x 1.6 GHz – Tempest cores
  • + Apple A12 GPU graphics
  • + Neural Engine NPU

Reasons to consider the MediaTek Dimensity 8350

  • + 4 nanometers process node
  • + 8 CPU cores
  • + 1x 3.35 GHz – Cortex-A715 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A715... cores
  • + Mali-G615 MP6 graphics
  • + MediaTek APU 780 NPU

Pros & Cons

Apple A12 Bionic
  • Excellent battery life
  • Dedicated NPU for AI workloads
  • Flagship-class chipset
  • Limited CPU performance for demanding apps
  • Limited gaming performance
  • Older generation chipset

"A upper-mid-range Apple A12 Bionic mobile chipset with modest CPU performance (42/100), good battery efficiency. Suited for premium gaming and productivity."

MediaTek Dimensity 8350
  • Excellent battery life
  • 5G connectivity supported
  • Dedicated NPU for AI workloads
  • Modern LPDDR5 memory support
  • No significant drawbacks for its tier

"A high-end MediaTek Dimensity 8350 mobile chipset with modest CPU performance (53/100), good battery efficiency. Suited for flagship-tier mobile experiences."

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Specifications

AnTuTu 11
Specification Apple A12 Bionic ↗ MediaTek Dimensity 8350 ↗
Apple A19 895627 1718082
CPU 309104 355152
GPU 144993 505269
Memory 139578 401163
UX 301952 456498
Total score 895627 1718082
GeekBench 6
Specification Apple A12 Bionic ↗ MediaTek Dimensity 8350 ↗
Single-Core Score 1338 1398
Multi-Core Score 2903 4313
Asset compression 116.8 MB/sec 186.1 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 59.4 pages/sec 139.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 71.7 Mpixels/sec 134.2 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 23.7 images/sec 88.8 images/sec
HDR 98.7 Mpixels/sec 116.5 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 16.1 images/sec 15.8 images/sec
Photo processing 36.1 images/sec 36.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.49 Mpixels/sec 5 Mpixels/sec
Samples 13 tests
Compute Score (GPU) 8773 9142
Face detection 19.2 images/sec 7.75 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.26 Gpixels/sec 0.41 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.39 Gpixels/sec 0.54 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.73 Gpixels/sec 0.47 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.12 Gpixels/sec 0.15 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 24.1 Gpixels/sec 16.2 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 608.2 FPS 1712.6 FPS
API Metal OpenCL
3DMark
Specification Apple A12 Bionic ↗ MediaTek Dimensity 8350 ↗
3DMark Steel Nomad Light 1205
Score 4852
Stability 65%
Graphics test 18 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay 4852
Section 1 20 FPS
Section 2 19 FPS
Section 3 16 FPS
CPU
Specification Apple A12 Bionic ↗ MediaTek Dimensity 8350 ↗
Architecture 2x 2.49 GHz – Vortex 4x 1.6 GHz – Tempest 1x 3.35 GHz – Cortex-A715 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A715 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 6 8
Frequency 2490 MHz 3350 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.3-A ARMv9-A
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 cache 8 MB
Process 7 nanometers 4 nanometers
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Graphics
Specification Apple A12 Bionic ↗ MediaTek Dimensity 8350 ↗
GPU name Apple A12 GPU Mali-G615 MP6
Architecture Apple Bionic GPU Valhall 4rd gen
GPU frequency 1125 MHz 1400 MHz
Pipelines 4 6
Shading units 64 128
Total shaders 256 768
FLOPS 576 Gigaflops 2150.4 Gigaflops
AI Accelarator
Specification Apple A12 Bionic ↗ MediaTek Dimensity 8350 ↗
Neural processor (NPU) Neural Engine MediaTek APU 780
Memory
Specification Apple A12 Bionic ↗ MediaTek Dimensity 8350 ↗
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 4266 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 34.1 Gb/s 68.2 Gb/s
Max size 4 GB 24 GB
Multimedia (ISP)
Specification Apple A12 Bionic ↗ MediaTek Dimensity 8350 ↗
Storage type NVMe UFS 4.0
Max camera resolution 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP 1x 320MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - Motion JPEG - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9
Audio codecs - AAC - AAC‑LC - AAX и AAX+ - Apple Lossless - HE‑AAC - HE‑AAC v2 - Linear PCM - MP3 - AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3
Connectivity
Specification Apple A12 Bionic ↗ MediaTek Dimensity 8350 ↗
Modem Intel XMM 7560 MediaTek T800
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 24
5G support No Yes
Download speed Up to 1000 Mbps Up to 5170 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 350 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.0 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Info
Specification Apple A12 Bionic ↗ MediaTek Dimensity 8350 ↗
Announced September 2018 November 2024
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number APL1W81 MT6897, MT6897Z_A/ZA MT8792Z/NA

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