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Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
26.2Inno Score
26.2CPU20
—Benchmarks20
68Efficiencyspec-based46.7
5 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 40 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4

  • Stronger CPU score: 26 vs 20
  • 245% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 897 vs 260
  • 112% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,117 vs 1,000
  • 71% lower process: 4 nm vs 14 nm
  • 28% higher Max clock: 2.3 GHz vs 1.8 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Announced20252018
Process4 nm+71%14 nm
TDP (typical)—4 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A554x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 260 Silver
Max clock2.3 GHz+28%1.8 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
GPUAdreno 613Qualcomm Adreno 509

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Memory typeLPDDR4X/LPDDR5LPDDR4-1333
Max bandwidth—10.7 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
ModemSnapdragon X61 5GSnapdragon X12 LTE
Max download2.5 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.15.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Max displayFHD+ @ 120HzFHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture1080p@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
AnTuTu—180,000
Geekbench 6 (single)897+245%Bottom 36%260Bottom 6%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,117+112%Bottom 36%1,000Bottom 6%

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