Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 636. 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	1x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A710 (Kryo Prime) 3x 2.36 GHz – Cortex-A710 (Kryo Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510 (Kryo Silver)	4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A73 (Kryo 260 Gold) 4x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53 (Kryo 260 Silver)
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	4 nm	14 nm
Number of transistors		2000 million
TDP	5 Watt	5 Watt
Neural Processing	Qualcomm Hexagon	Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	1333 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 725	Adreno 509
GPU Architecture	Adreno 700	Adreno 500
GPU frequency	580 MHz	720 MHz
Execution units		1
Shaders		128
DirectX		12
OpenCL API	2.0	2.0
OpenGL API	ES 3.2	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.1	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	FHD+@144 Hz	1920x1200
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP, 1x 64MP + 1x 20MP	1x 24MP, 2x 16MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	4.4 Gbps	0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.2	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS