Snapdragon 636 Mobile Platform
Snapdragon 636 Mobile Platform
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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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
Location
Satellite Systems
GLONASS, Beidou, SBAS, GPS, QZSS, Galileo
Location and Global Emergency Services
LTE Observed Time Difference of Arrival (OTDOA), Assisted GPS
Features
Sensor-assisted Navigation, Low Power Geofencing and Tracking
NFC
Near Field Communications
Supported
RF
RF Front-End (RFFE) Features
High-power transmit (HPUE), Qualcomm® Adaptive Antenna Tuning
CPU
Name
Qualcomm® Kryo™ 260
Architecture
64-bit
Clock Speed
Up to 1.8 GHz
DSP
Name
Qualcomm® Hexagon™ 680
Features
Qualcomm All-Ways Aware™ technology
  1. 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

Cellular Modem-RF

Modem Name

Camera

Image Signal Processor (ISP) Name

Charging

Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ technology support

Process Node and Technology

Process Node

Other

Snapdragon 653 Mobile Platform

Up to 1.95 GHz

Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X9 LTE modem

—

Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 2.0 technology
Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 3.0 technology

28 nm

Snapdragon 652 Mobile Platform

Up to 1.8 GHz

Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X8 LTE modem

—

Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 2.0 technology
Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 3.0 technology

28 nm

Snapdragon 650 Mobile Platform

Up to 1.8 GHz

Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X8 LTE modem

—

Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 2.0 technology
Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 3.0 technology

28 nm

Snapdragon 636 Mobile Platform

Up to 1.8 GHz

Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X12 LTE modem

Qualcomm® Spectra™ 160

Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 4 technology

14 nm

Snapdragon 660 Mobile Platform

Up to 2.2 GHz

Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X12 LTE modem

Qualcomm® Spectra™ 160

Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 4 technology

14 nm

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