At the 2017 4G/5G Summit Qualcomm, Smartphone SoC maker has announced a new mobile platform dubbed Snapdragon 636 which we will be able to see in the upcoming budget and mid-range smartphone pretty soon. The SoC comes in the Snapdragon 600 series that is pretty much popular in mid-range and budget smartphones in India. The Snapdragon 636 is coupled with Adreno 509 GPU which will offer 10% improved performance compared to Adreno 508.
The Qualcomm 636 uses eight Kryo 260 CPUs, the company promises 40% increase in performance compared to Snapdragon 630 SoC. It also supports Full HD+, 18:9 displays as seen on the flagships like S8, S8+, LG G6 etc. The Assertive Display will optimize the visibility of the display in all lighting conditions. In the camera department, it supports up to a 24MP single camera and 16MP dual cameras. Also, this processor comes with Bluetooth 5.0, which will offer up to 2Mbps speed and can pair 2 devices at once. The Quick Charge 4 technology will provide 5 hours of battery life for 5 minutes of charge.
The Snapdragon 636 features:
- Eight Kryo 260 CPU running at up to 1.8GHz, 64-bit architecture
- FHD+ (18:9) display support, up to 1080p external display support
- Integrated with Snapdragon X12 LTE modem for up to 600 Mbps downlink speeds
- 802.11ac Wave 2, 802.11n, 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi standards
- Bluetooth 5 commercial technology offering up to 2Mbps speed and a suite of features that enable many new use cases.
- Adreno 509 GPU
- Hexagon 680 DSP with Qualcomm All-Ways Aware technology
- Dual-channel LP DDR4x memory at 1866MHz, up to 8GB RAM support
- Qualcomm Location with support for GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, and SBAS systems, Low Power Geofencing and Tracking, Sensor-assisted Navigation
- up to 24 MP single and 16 MP dual camera with Qualcomm Spectra 160 ISP, 2x ISP, 14-bit, hybrid autofocus (laser/contrast/structured light/dual-phase detection AF), Qualcomm Clear Sight, optical zoom, Zero Shutter Lag
- 4K Ultra HD video capture @ 30 fps, up to 4K Ultra HD video playback, support for H.264 (AVC) and H.265 (HEVC), VP9, VP8 codec
- Quick Charge 4 technology,
- manufactured on 14nm FinFet technology.
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