Apple A16 Bionic vs Exynos 2400
The Apple A16 Bionic and the Exynos 2400 are both flagship chips, made by Apple and Samsung. In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (6,673 vs 6,530), but the Apple A16 Bionic is 24% faster in single-core.
Benchmarks head to head
Full chipset rankingMulti-core Geekbench 6
Nearly levelSingle-core Geekbench 6
Apple A16 Bionic +24%Graphics 3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Higher is better. Bars are relative to the faster chip in each test. A dash means we don’t have a reliable result for that chip yet.
Key facts
Specs from the chip makers. The better result in each benchmark is highlighted.
| Apple A16 Bionic | Exynos 2400 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Apple | Samsung |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | — | Oct 2023 |
| Process | — | 4 nm Samsung SF4P (4LPP+) |
| CPU | — | 10 cores 1× 3.2 GHz + 2× 2.9 GHz + 3× 2.6 GHz + 4× 1.95 GHz |
| Max CPU speed | — | 3.2 GHz |
| GPU | — | Xclipse 940 |
| 5G modem | — | Built-in 5G |
| Place in our ranking | #27 of 105 (better) | #28 of 105 |
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 2,566 (better) | 2,070 |
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 6,673 | 6,530 |
| Graphics (3DMark Steel Nomad Light) | — | 1,769 |
| Phones in our database | 2 phones | 2 phones |
| Best-rated phone | Apple iPhone 15 Plus 6.5 | Samsung Galaxy S25 FE 7.9 |
| Lowest US launch price | $799 Apple iPhone 15 | $650 Samsung Galaxy S25 FE |
| Newest phone | Apple iPhone 15 Plus Sep 2023 | Samsung Galaxy S25 FE Sep 2025 |
Phones with the Apple A16 Bionic
2 phones in our database, best rated first.
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6.5 Discontinued
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
6.7″ 60 Hz, 48 MP camera, 4,383 mAh
From $899 + Compare -
6.2 Discontinued
Apple iPhone 15
6.1″ 60 Hz, 48 MP camera, 3,349 mAh
From $799 + Compare
Phones with the Exynos 2400
2 phones in our database, best rated first.
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7.9
Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
6.7″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 4,900 mAh
From $649.99 + Compare -
7.0
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 FE
6.7″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 4,000 mAh
From $899.99 + Compare
Apple A16 Bionic vs Exynos 2400: FAQ
Which is faster, the Apple A16 Bionic or the Exynos 2400?
In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (6,673 vs 6,530), but the Apple A16 Bionic is 24% faster in single-core. Real-world speed also depends on how well each phone keeps the chip cool and on its software.
Which phones use the Apple A16 Bionic and the Exynos 2400?
The Apple A16 Bionic powers 2 phones in our database, including the Apple iPhone 15 Plus and Apple iPhone 15. The lowest US launch price with this chip is $799, for the Apple iPhone 15. The Exynos 2400 powers 2 phones in our database, including the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 FE. The lowest US launch price with this chip is $650, for the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE.
Where do these benchmark scores come from?
They are reference results for each chip: the median of several Geekbench 6 runs on retail phones. The 3DMark Steel Nomad Light graphics score is the median of the results for retail phones with the chip in the official ranking of UL, the maker of 3DMark. The same chip can score a little differently from phone to phone, depending on cooling, clock speeds and software.
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