Snapdragon 636 Mobile Platform

High-end features in the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 636 mobile platform make this a powerful 600-tier platform, with a Qualcomm Spectra™ ISP, a Qualcomm® Kryo™ CPU built on ARM Cortex t....

High-end features in the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 636 mobile platform make this a powerful 600-tier platform, with a Qualcomm Spectra™ ISP, a Qualcomm® Kryo™ CPU built on ARM Cortex technology, and a Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X12 LTE modem for up to 600 Mbps downlink speeds. Designed to support advanced photography and enhanced gaming, Snapdragon 636 boasts long ba....

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Spectra ISP

The 14-bit Spectra 160 ISP is engineered to support capture of up to 24 megapixels with zero shutter lag, and offer smooth zoom, fast autofocus and true-to-life colors for improved image quality.

Kryo CPU

The Kryo 260 CPU has up to 40% higher performance than Snapdragon 630—with independent efficiency and power clusters, each designed to optimize for a unique user experience.

X12 LTE modem

With LTE downlink speeds up to 2X faster than the prior generation, the Snapdragon X12 modem is designed to quickly download a favorite TV show or an entire album worth of songs in many locations with great consistency.

Features

Qualcomm Spectra™ 160 Camera ISP: Dual 14-bit ISPs support up to 24MP single or dual 16MP cameras for the ultimate photography and videography experience
Qualcomm® Adreno™ 509 GPU: Better graphics and enhanced gaming performance1 for lifelike visuals and more efficient rendering of advanced 3D graphics
Qualcomm® Hexagon™ DSP designed to provide battery-efficient enhancements to audio and video use cases, and more
Snapdragon X12 LTE modem: Industry leading connectivity with LTE download speeds up to 600 Mbps and integrated 802.11ac Wi-Fi with MU-MIMO
Qualcomm® Kryo™ 260 CPU: Up to 40% higher CPU performance* optimized across 4 performance and 4 efficiency cores
Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 4 technology: 20% faster, 30% more efficient than previous generation, charge from zero to 50% in 15 minutes3
Pin and software compatible with Snapdragon 660 and 630
Snapdragon Neural Processing Engine (NPE) helps developers determine where best to run their deep neural networks on device for optimal performance and power consumption

Specifications

CPU

CPU Clock Speed: 1.8 GHz

CPU Cores: Qualcomm® Kryo™ 260 CPU, Octa-core CPU

CPU Architecture: 64-bit

Process

Process Technology: 14 nm

DSP

DSP Technology: Qualcomm® Hexagon™ 680 DSP, Qualcomm All-Ways Aware™ technology

Cellular Modem

Modem Name: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X12 LTE modem

Multi SIM: LTE Dual SIM

Calling Services: VoLTE with SRVCC to 3G and 2G, Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi) with LTE call continuity, HD and Ultra HD Voice (EVS)

Downlink LTE Category: LTE Category 12

Uplink LTE Category: LTE Category 13

Downlink Carrier Aggregation: 3x20 MHz carrier aggregation

Downlink QAM: Up to 256-QAM

Uplink Technology: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ Upload+

Uplink Carrier Aggregation: 2x20 MHz carrier aggregation

Uplink QAM: Up to 64-QAM

Peak Download Speed: 600 Mbps

Peak Upload Speed: 150 Mbps

Cellular Technology: WCDMA (DB-DC-HSDPA, DC-HSUPA), TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE, Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ All Mode, LTE TDD, LTE FDD, LTE Broadcast

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi Standards: 802.11ac Wave 2, 802.11a/b/g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi Spectral Bands: 2.4GHz, 5GHz

Peak Speed: 433 Mbps

Channel Utilization: 20/40/80 MHz

MIMO Configuration: 1x1 (1-stream)

Peak QAM: 256 QAM

Wi-Fi Features: MU-MIMO, Integrated baseband

Bluetooth

Bluetooth Version: Bluetooth 5.0

NFC

Near Field Communications: Supported

Location

Satellite Systems Support: Beidou, Galileo, GLONASS, GPS, QZSS, SBAS

Global Emergency Services Support: Assisted GPS, OTDOA (LTE-based positioning)

Advanced Location Features: Sensor-assisted Navigation, Low Power Geofencing and Tracking

RFFE: High-power transmit (HPUE), Qualcomm® Adaptive Antenna Tuning

USB

USB Version: USB 3.1

Camera

Image Signal Processor: Qualcomm Spectra™ 160 image signal processor, 14-bit, 2x Image Signal Processor (ISP)

Dual Camera: Up to 16 MP

Single Camera: Up to 24 MP

Camera Features: Hybrid Autofocus, Optical Zoom, Qualcomm® Clear Sight™ camera features, Zero Shutter Lag

Video Capture (30 FPS): 4K Ultra HD video capture

Slow Motion Video Capture: 1080p @ 120 FPS

Video

Video Playback: Up to 4K Ultra HD video playback

Codec Support: H.265 (HEVC), H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9

Display

Max On-Device Display: FHD+

Max External Display: Up to 1080p

General Audio

Audio Technology: Qualcomm Aqstic™ audio technology, Qualcomm® aptX™ audio technology

Qualcomm® aptX™ audio playback support: Qualcomm® aptX™, Qualcomm® aptX™ HD

Audio Playback

Playback Dynamic Range: 130dB

Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise (THD+N), Playback: -109dB

Sampling, Playback: 44.1kHz

PCM, Playback: Up to 192kHz/24bit

Amplifier output power: Up to 4W

Speaker protection: Speaker protection

Audio Recording

Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise (THD+N), Record: -103dB

Sampling, Record: Up to 192kHz/24bit

Recording Dynamic range: 109dB

GPU

GPU Name: Qualcomm® Adreno™ 509 GPU

Power Consumption

Audio playback: 26mW for high performance mode

Low power voice activation: 0.65mA

Charging

Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ Technology Support: Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 4 technology

Security Support

Security Features: Application Security, Qualcomm® Processor Security, Smart Camera

Memory

Memory speed: 1333MHz

Memory Type: LPDDR4, Dual-Channel

RAM: 8 GB RAM

Via WCD9335/WSA881x

Qualcomm Snapdragon, Qualcomm Spectra, Qualcomm Adreno, Qualcomm Hexagon, Qualcomm TruSignal, Qualcomm Artificial Intelligence platform, Qualcomm Aqstic, Qualcomm All-ways Aware, Qualcomm TruPalette, Qualcomm Mobile Security, Qualcomm Low-Power Picture Enhancement, Qualcomm Clear Sight, Qualcomm Signal Boost and Qualcomm Processor Security, and Qualcomm Quick Charge are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Qualcomm aptX is a product of Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd.

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CPU Clock Speed	CPU Cores	CPU Architecture	Modem Name	Downlink LTE Category	Uplink LTE Category	Peak Download Speed	Peak Upload Speed	Image Signal Processor	Single Camera	Video Playback	Codec Support	Audio Technology	GPU Name	Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ Technology Support
1.8 GHz	Qualcomm® Kryo™ 260 CPU Octa-core CPU	64-bit	Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X12 LTE modem	LTE Category 12	LTE Category 13	600 Mbps	150 Mbps	Qualcomm Spectra™ 160 image signal processor 14-bit 2x Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Up to 24 MP	Up to 4K Ultra HD video playback	H.265 (HEVC) H.264 (AVC) VP8 VP9	Qualcomm Aqstic™ audio technology ¹ Qualcomm® aptX™ audio technology ¹	Qualcomm® Adreno™ 509 GPU	Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 4 technology
From 1.95 GHz to 2.2 GHz	Qualcomm® Kryo™ 260 CPU Octa-core CPU	64-bit	Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X12 LTE modem	LTE Category 12	LTE Category 13	600 Mbps	150 Mbps	Qualcomm Spectra™ 160 image signal processor 14-bit 2x Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Up to 48 MP	Up to 4K Ultra HD video playback	H.265 (HEVC) H.264 (AVC) VP8 VP9	Qualcomm Aqstic™ audio technology ¹ Qualcomm® aptX™ audio technology ¹	Qualcomm® Adreno™ 512 GPU	Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 4 technology
From 1.8 to 1.95 GHz	4x ARM Cortex A72 4x ARM Cortex A53 Octa-core CPU	64-bit	Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X9 LTE modem	LTE Category 7	LTE Category 13	600 Mbps 300 Mbps	150 Mbps	2x Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Up to 21 MP	Up to 4K Ultra HD video playback	H.265 (HEVC) H.264 (AVC)	Qualcomm® Immersive Audio Qualcomm® Voice Activation	Qualcomm® Adreno™ 510 GPU	Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 3.0 technology Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 2.0 technology
1.8 GHz	4x ARM Cortex A72 4x ARM Cortex A53 Octa-core CPU	64-bit	Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X8 LTE modem	LTE Category 7	—	300 Mbps	100 Mbps	2x Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Up to 21 MP	Up to 4K Ultra HD video playback	H.265 (HEVC) H.264 (AVC)	Qualcomm® Immersive Audio Qualcomm® Voice Activation	Qualcomm® Adreno™ 510 GPU	Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 3.0 technology Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 2.0 technology
1.8 GHz	2x ARM Cortex A72 4x ARM Cortex A53 Hexa-core CPU	64-bit	Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X8 LTE modem	LTE Category 7	—	300 Mbps	100 Mbps	2x Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Up to 21 MP	Up to 4K Ultra HD video playback	H.265 (HEVC) H.264 (AVC)	Qualcomm® Immersive Audio Qualcomm® Voice Activation	Qualcomm® Adreno™ 510 GPU	Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 3.0 technology Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 2.0 technology

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