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Review

Apple A16 Bionic
Samsung Exynos 2500
CPU Performance
82
85
Gaming Performance
55
71
Battery life
95
88
QuickComparison Score
100
100
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Apple A16 Bionic and Samsung Exynos 2500

Reasons to consider the Apple A16 Bionic

  • + 4 nanometers process node
  • + 6 CPU cores
  • + 2x 3.46 GHz – Everest 4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth cores
  • + Apple A16 GPU graphics
  • + Apple Neural Engine NPU

Reasons to consider the Samsung Exynos 2500

  • + 3 nanometers process node
  • + 10 CPU cores
  • + 1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X925 2x 2.74 GHz – Cortex-A725... cores
  • + Samsung Xclipse 950 graphics
  • + Yes NPU

Pros & Cons

Apple A16 Bionic
  • Excellent CPU performance
  • Excellent battery life
  • 5G connectivity supported
  • Dedicated NPU for AI workloads
  • Flagship-class chipset
  • Older generation chipset

"A high-end Apple A16 Bionic mobile chipset with strong CPU performance (82/100), good battery efficiency. Suited for flagship-tier mobile experiences."

Samsung Exynos 2500
  • Excellent CPU performance
  • Capable gaming performance
  • Excellent battery life
  • 5G connectivity supported
  • Dedicated NPU for AI workloads
  • No significant drawbacks for its tier

"A high-end Samsung Exynos 2500 mobile chipset with strong CPU performance (85/100), good battery efficiency. Suited for flagship-tier mobile experiences."

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Specifications

AnTuTu 11
Specification Apple A16 Bionic ↗ Samsung Exynos 2500 ↗
Apple A19 1633145 2420011
CPU 478972 738950
GPU 463657 928867
Memory 190713 365200
UX 499803 386994
Total score 1633145 2420011
GeekBench 6
Specification Apple A16 Bionic ↗ Samsung Exynos 2500 ↗
Single-Core Score 2630 2522
Multi-Core Score 6744 9015
Asset compression 234.4 MB/sec 390.2 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 155.2 pages/sec 179.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 157.5 Mpixels/sec 218.9 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 149.7 images/sec 247.5 images/sec
HDR 202.6 Mpixels/sec 309 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 39.5 images/sec 35.4 images/sec
Photo processing 76.8 images/sec 89.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 6.74 Mpixels/sec 12.7 Mpixels/sec
Samples 11 tests 2 tests
Compute Score (GPU) 22851 18873
Face detection 50.9 images/sec 15.1 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.73 Gpixels/sec 0.45 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 1.05 Gpixels/sec 0.7 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 1.22 Gpixels/sec 1.6 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.29 Gpixels/sec 0.23 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 70.4 Gpixels/sec 82.2 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 2162.5 FPS 3446.8 FPS
API Metal Vulkan
3DMark
Specification Apple A16 Bionic ↗ Samsung Exynos 2500 ↗
3DMark Steel Nomad Light 2231
Score 3335 9397
Stability 74% 54%
Graphics test 19 FPS 36 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay 4266 9397
Section 1 43 FPS
Section 2 35 FPS
Section 3 29 FPS
CPU
Specification Apple A16 Bionic ↗ Samsung Exynos 2500 ↗
Architecture 2x 3.46 GHz – Everest 4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth 1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X925 2x 2.74 GHz – Cortex-A725 5x 2.36 GHz – Cortex-A725 2x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A520
Cores 6 10
Frequency 3460 MHz 3300 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.6-A ARMv9.2-A
L1 cache 256 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 16 MB 3 MB
Process 4 nanometers 3 nanometers
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Graphics
Specification Apple A16 Bionic ↗ Samsung Exynos 2500 ↗
GPU name Apple A16 GPU Samsung Xclipse 950
Architecture Apple Bionic GPU RDNA 3
GPU frequency 1398 MHz 999 MHz
Pipelines 5 8
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 640 1024
FLOPS 1789.4 Gigaflops 4091.9 Gigaflops
AI Accelarator
Specification Apple A16 Bionic ↗ Samsung Exynos 2500 ↗
Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine Yes
Memory
Specification Apple A16 Bionic ↗ Samsung Exynos 2500 ↗
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 4800 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gb/s 76.8 Gb/s
Max size 6 GB 24 GB
Multimedia (ISP)
Specification Apple A16 Bionic ↗ Samsung Exynos 2500 ↗
Storage type NVMe UFS 4.0
Max camera resolution 1x 48MP 1x 320MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9
Audio codecs - AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV
Connectivity
Specification Apple A16 Bionic ↗ Samsung Exynos 2500 ↗
Modem Exynos 5400
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 Mbps Up to 12100 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 3670 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 7
Bluetooth 5.3 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Info
Specification Apple A16 Bionic ↗ Samsung Exynos 2500 ↗
Announced September 2022 June 2025
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number APL1W10 S5E9955

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