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 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 battery life and fast LTE speeds for top-tier smartphones and tablet.
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Product Brief
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: Up to 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
Next-generation Calling Services: VoLTE with SRVCC to 3G and 2G, Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi) with LTE call continuity, HD and Ultra HD Voice (EVS)
LTE Category
Downlink LTE Category: LTE Category 12
Uplink LTE Category: LTE Category 13
LTE Downlink Features
Downlink Carrier Aggregation: 3x20 MHz carrier aggregation
Downlink QAM: Up to 256-QAM
LTE Uplink Features
Uplink Technology: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ Upload+
Uplink Carrier Aggregation: 2x20 MHz carrier aggregation
Uplink QAM: Up to 64-QAM
LTE Speed
LTE Peak Download Speed: 600 Mbps
LTE Peak Upload Speed: 150 Mbps
Cellular Technology
Cellular Technology: WCDMA (DB-DC-HSDPA, DC-HSUPA), TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE
LTE Technology: 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: 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz
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, QZSS, SBAS, GPS, Galileo, GLONASS
Global Emergency Services Support: Assisted GPS, OTDOA (LTE-based positioning)
Advanced Location Features: Sensor-assisted Navigation, Low Power Geofencing and Tracking
RF
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™ HD, Qualcomm® aptX™
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™ Support: Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 4 technology
Security Support
Security Features: Qualcomm® Processor Security, Application 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 | LTE Peak Download Speed | LTE Peak Upload Speed | Image Signal Processor | Single Camera | Video Playback | Codec Support | Audio Technology | GPU Name | Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Up to 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 |
Up to 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 |
Up to 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 |
- Via WCD9335/WSA881x