Apple A18 vs Xiaomi Xring O3
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Xiaomi Xring O3 (100/100)
Xiaomi Xring O3 leads overall with a score of 100/100 compared to Apple A18 (83/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Why choose Xiaomi Xring O3:
- + Higher Performance score (100 vs 90)
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple A18 | Xiaomi Xring O3 |
|---|---|---|
| NanoReview Score | 83.0 Very Good | — |
| Performance | 90.0 Excellent | 100.0 Excellent WINNER |
| DeviceBenchmark Score | — | 100.0 Excellent |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Apple A18 | Xiaomi Xring O3 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 12 FPS | — |
| Section 1 | 31 FPS | — |
| Section 2 | 26 FPS | — |
| Section 3 | 20 FPS | — |
| Stability | 75% | — |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Apple A18 | Xiaomi Xring O3 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU theoretical performance | 35 TOPS | — |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Neural Engine | — |
| NPU theoretical performance | — | 200 TOPS |
| Neural processor (NPU) | — | Yes |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Apple A18 | Xiaomi Xring O3 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 611649 | 1359147 |
| GPU | 589953 | 2143582 |
| Memory | 181123 | 941063 |
| Total score | 1972476 | — |
| UX | 589751 | 784222 |
| Total score | — | 5228014 |
CPU
| Specification | Apple A18 | Xiaomi Xring O3 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 4.05 GHz – Everest4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth | 2x 4.35 GHz – C1-Ultra4x 3.68 GHz – C1-Premium4x 3.15 GHz – C1-Pro |
| Cores | 6 | 10 |
| Frequency | 4050 MHz | 4350 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | — |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | — |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 9 W | — |
| Instruction set | — | ARMv9.3-A |
| L2 cache | — | 12 MB |
| L3 cache | — | 16 MB |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple A18 | Xiaomi Xring O3 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | — |
| 5G support | Yes | — |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | — |
| Modem | Snapdragon X71 5G | — |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | — |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| 5G support | — | Yes |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Apple A18 | Xiaomi Xring O3 |
|---|---|---|
| API | Metal | — |
| Asset compression | 286.8 MB/sec | — |
| Background blur | 36.2 images/sec | — |
| Edge detection | 1.14 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Face detection | 71.8 images/sec | — |
| Feature matching | 0.39 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Gaussian blur | 1.44 Gpixels/sec | — |
| HDR | 279.1 Mpixels/sec | — |
| HTML 5 Browser | 184.2 pages/sec | — |
| Horizon detection | 0.86 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Image detection | 297.2 images/sec | — |
| PDF Renderer | 201.2 Mpixels/sec | — |
| Particle physics | 2811.1 FPS | — |
| Photo processing | 90 images/sec | — |
| Ray tracing | 8.68 Mpixels/sec | — |
| Samples | 6 tests | — |
| Stereo matching | 77.7 Gpixels/sec | — |
Graphics
| Specification | Apple A18 | Xiaomi Xring O3 |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 1907 Gigaflops | 6554 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1490 MHz | — |
| Pipelines | 5 | 16 |
| Shading units | 128 | — |
| Total shaders | 640 | — |
| DirectX version | — | 12.2 |
| GPU frequency | — | 1600 MHz |
| OpenCL version | — | 3.0 |
| Shading units | — | 128 |
| Total shaders | — | 2048 |
| Vulkan version | — | 1.4 |
Info
| Specification | Apple A18 | Xiaomi Xring O3 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | September 2024 | August 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | APL1V08 | — |
| Successor | -Apple A19 | — |
Memory
| Specification | Apple A18 | Xiaomi Xring O3 |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 24 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 60 Gb/s | — |
| Max size | 8 GB | — |
| Memory frequency | 3750 MHz | — |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | — |
| Max bandwidth | — | 113.8 Gb/s |
| Max size | — | 24 GB |
| Memory frequency | — | 5333 MHz |
| Memory type | — | LPDDR6 |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Apple A18 | Xiaomi Xring O3 |
|---|---|---|
| Audio codecs | - AAC- AAX- AAX+- AC-3- AIFF- CAF- E-AC-3- MP3- MP4- WAV | — |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP | — |
| Storage type | NVMe | — |
| Video capture | 4K at 120FPS | — |
| Video codecs | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP8- VP9- Motion JPEG | — |
| Video playback | 4K at 120FPS | — |
| Audio codecs | — | - AAC LC- FLAC- HE-AACv1- HE-AACv2- MP3 |
| Storage type | — | UFS 4.1 |
| Video capture | — | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | — | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 |
| Video playback | — | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple A18 | Xiaomi Xring O3 |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | — |
| 📘 2026-05-14(Lakki) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-05-20(putheeta) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-06-04(Sepehr Naraghipour) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-07-03(iTzRageeh) | GeekBench CPU | — |
| 📘 2026-07-15(vovachips) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-07-18(Aj) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-07-30(Dddd) | AnTuTu | — |
Smartphones
| Specification | Apple A18 | Xiaomi Xring O3 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Apple iPhone 16 | 1985600 | — |
| 2.Apple iPhone 16 Plus | 1949745 | — |
| 3.Apple iPhone 16e | 1612788 | — |
| Phones with Apple A18 | AnTuTu v11 | — |
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