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Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 vs Unisoc SC9863A

WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
28.5Inno Score
VS
Unisoc SC9863A
28.1Inno Score
20CPU20
20GPU20
46.7Efficiencyspec-based44.2
7 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6361 spec wins — Unisoc SC9863A

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 scores 28.5 against 28.1 for Unisoc SC9863A. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

  • 57% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 94 vs 60
  • 50% lower process: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 43% higher Max bandwidth: 10.7 GB/s vs 7.5 GB/s
  • 33% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 260 vs 196
  • 20% lower TDP (typical): 4 W vs 5 W

Reasons to pick the Unisoc SC9863A

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

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 versus Unisoc SC9863A
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 636Unisoc SC9863A
Announced20182019
Process14 nm+50%28 nm
TDP (typical)4 W+20%5 W
ArchitectureArmv8Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 versus Unisoc SC9863A
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 636Unisoc SC9863A
Cores88
Core configuration4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 260 Silver4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55 + 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock1.8 GHz+12%1.6 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 versus Unisoc SC9863A
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 636Unisoc SC9863A
GPUQualcomm Adreno 509IMG PowerVR GE8322

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 versus Unisoc SC9863A
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 636Unisoc SC9863A
NPUQualcomm Hexagon 680—

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 versus Unisoc SC9863A
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 636Unisoc SC9863A
Memory typeLPDDR4-1333LPDDR3-933
Max bandwidth10.7 GB/s+43%7.5 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 versus Unisoc SC9863A
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 636Unisoc SC9863A
ModemSnapdragon X12 LTEIntegrated LTE Cat-4
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 4
Bluetooth5.04.2

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 versus Unisoc SC9863A
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 636Unisoc SC9863A
Max displayFHD+ @ 60HzHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@30fps1080p@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 versus Unisoc SC9863A
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 636Unisoc SC9863A
Geekbench 6 (single)260+33%Bottom 5%196Bottom 4%
Geekbench 6 (multi)1,000+20%Bottom 6%830Bottom 3%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme94+57%Bottom 3%60Bottom 2%
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