Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 vs Samsung Exynos 7870

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 with Samsung Exynos 7870. 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)
6x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 14 nm 14 nm
Number of transistors 2000 million 2000 million
TDP 5 Watt
Neural Processing Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 8 GB up to 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR3
Memory frequency 1333 MHz 933 MHz
Memory-bus 2x16 bit 1x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 509 Mali-T830 MP1
GPU Architecture Adreno 500 Midgard
GPU frequency 720 MHz 700 MHz
Execution units 1 1
Shaders 128 16
DirectX 12
OpenCL API 2.0 1.2
OpenGL API ES 3.2 ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.0 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 1920x1200 1920x1200
Max camera resolution 1x 24MP, 2x 16MP 1x 16MP, 2x 8MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps FullHD@60fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 0.6 Gbps 0.3 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.15 Gbps 0.05 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 5.0 4.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
SBAS
BeiDou
GPS
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2017 Quarter 4 2016 Quarter 1
Partnumber SDM636
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Low-end

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Snapdragon 636
174837
Exynos 7870
142158

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Snapdragon 636
274
Exynos 7870
487

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Snapdragon 636
1129
Exynos 7870
168