[Report] The A16 Bionic Chip Is Rated Higher Than The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Earlier this week, Qualcomm announced the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip, which promises to bring a "revolution to flagship smartphones" with many "groundbreaking" experiences and is expected to be equipped on a range of flagships. Android later this year. However, when comparing benchmarks, this chipset is still "far behind" compared to Apple A16 Bionic on iPhone 14 Pro.

According to a leak on Geekbench, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip has been detected on an unnamed Android smartphone, reaching 1483 single-core and 4709 multi-core points.

However, if compared with Apple A16 Bionic, it is far behind in scores (1874 single-core and 5372 multi-core). Not only that, even the A15 Bionic chip on last year's iPhone 13 Pro is higher than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with 1709 single-core points.

In a recent press release, Qualcomm said it has defined a new standard for connected computing, intelligently engineered with AI to deliver "extraordinary" experiences.

Qualcomm's senior vice president and general manager of handsets, Chris Patrick, said that Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 will "revolutionize the flagship smartphone landscape by 2023".

Compared to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip, Qualcomm says the new platform delivers 35% higher CPU performance, 25% increase in GPU performance, and significant improvements in power savings.