Qualcomm launched its top-tier Snapdragon 865 SoC in Hawaii yesterday and it has already made quite a splash. The new processor comes with 5G support and will power a host of flagship 5G phones next year. But many smartphone enthusiasts are keen to pit the Snapdragon 865 against the Apple A13 Bionic, its longtime arch-rival. So we bring you an in-depth article on Snapdragon 865 vs Apple A13 Bionic with many tidbits along the way. We have included benchmark scores and many other key figures to find out who wins between the latest 865 SoC and the A13 Bionic. Having said that, let's start the article without further delay.

Before we dive deep into our analysis, take a look at the specifications of both chipsets.

Here we have thoroughly discussed some important points of both processors including CPU, GPU, AI and ML, camera capabilities and modem. We have included many metrics like benchmark scores, various test results and official figures to reach a conclusion about both chipsets. If you also want to know who wins between the Snapdragon 865, 855+ and 855, head over to our separate article. Now that said, let's go through the article.

While it is a firm debate that the A-series chips designed by Apple are ahead of Qualcomm's Snapdragon chips, in this section we will find out the degree of gap between the latest Snapdragon 865 and the A13 Bionic. To give some perspective, the A13 Bionic was already 50% more powerful than last year's Snapdragon 855. And according to Qualcomm, the newer Snapdragon 865 is 25% faster than its predecessor. So we can come to a conclusion that Snapdragon 865 has narrowed the performance gap to 25% with respect to A13's performance. However, it must be noted that we are talking about single-core performance for both chips. If you count in multi-core performance, they are almost neck and neck.