Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855. 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?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

Snapdragon 636

174837

Snapdragon 855

518573

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Snapdragon 636

274

Snapdragon 855

738

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Snapdragon 636

1129

Snapdragon 855

2593

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A73 (Kryo 260 Gold) 4x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53 (Kryo 260 Silver)	1x 2.84 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime) 3x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Number of transistors	2000 million
TDP	5 Watt	6 Watt
Neural Processing	Qualcomm Hexagon 680	Qualcomm Hexagon 690

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 8 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	1333 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 509	Adreno 640
GPU Architecture	Qualcomm Adreno 500	Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency	720 MHz	590 MHz
Execution units	1	4
Shaders	128	384
DirectX	12	12
OpenCL API	2.0	2.0
OpenGL API	ES 3.2	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.0	1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	1920x1200	3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 24MP, 2x 16MP	1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	4K
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	0.6 Gbps	2 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.15 Gbps	0.316 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.0	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS