Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 820. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A73 (Kryo 260 Gold)
4x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53 (Kryo 260 Silver)
2x 2.15 GHz – Kryo
2x 1.6 GHz – Kryo
Number of cores 8 4
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 14 nm 14 nm
Number of transistors 2000 million
TDP 5 Watt 11 Watt
Neural Processing Qualcomm Hexagon 680 Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 8 GB up to 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4
Memory frequency 1333 MHz 1866 MHz
Memory-bus 2x16 bit 2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.1 UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 509 Adreno 530
GPU Architecture Adreno 500 Adreno 500
GPU frequency 720 MHz 620 MHz
Execution units 1 2
Shaders 128 256
DirectX 12 11.2
OpenCL API 2.0 2.0
OpenGL API ES 3.2 ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.0 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 1920x1200 3840x2160
Max camera resolution 1x 24MP, 2x 16MP 1x 28MP, 2x 13MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps 4K@30fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 0.6 Gbps 0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.15 Gbps 0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 5.0 4.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
SBAS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
SBAS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2017 Quarter 4 2015 Quarter 4
Partnumber SDM636 MSM8996
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Flagship

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Snapdragon 636
174837
Snapdragon 820
241750

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Snapdragon 636
274
Snapdragon 820
318

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Snapdragon 636
1129
Snapdragon 820
798