Mobile processor comparison

Samsung Exynos 1580 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.

Compared fields 39
Different values 36
Quick factual highlights
Samsung Exynos 1580
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 1580Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Architecture 1x 2.9 GHz - Cortex-A7203x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A7204x 1.95 GHz - Cortex-A520 4x 1.8 GHz - Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73)4x 1.6 GHz - Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53)
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2900 MHz 1800 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 14 nanometers
Transistors Not available 2 billion

Cache and memory

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 1580Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 1333 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 5.3 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 12 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 1580Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
GPU Samsung Xclipse 540 Adreno 509
GPU architecture Magellan (RDNA 3) Not available
GPU clock Not available 720 MHz
Execution units Not available 1
Shaders Not available 128
FLOPS Not available 184.3 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.0
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 11
Neural processor / NPU Yes Hexagon 680

Display and media

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 1580Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Maximum display resolution 2960 x 1440 1900 x 1200
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP 1x 24MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 1580Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
4G LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 13
5G Yes No
Download speed Up to 5100 Mbps Up to 600 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1280 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.4 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

General

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 1580Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Release October 2024 October 2017
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number S5E8855 SDM636
Storage support UFS 3.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Devices in database Not available 29
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Samsung Exynos 1580

5G
Samsung Galaxy A56
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A56

3.4
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 234…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh

Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

PDF manual 4G
Nokia 6.2
Nokia

Nokia 6.2

3.7
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.30 i…
RAM
3 GB, 4 GB
Storage
32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3500 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Nokia 7.1 Dual SIM
Nokia

Nokia 7.1 Dual SIM

4.0
Smartphone
Display
LCD 16M colors 1080 × 2244 pixels (5.84 inche…
RAM
3 GB, 4 GB
Storage
32 GB, 64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3060 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Nokia 6.1 Plus Dual SIM
Nokia

Nokia 6.1 Plus Dual SIM

3.5
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2280 pixels (5.80 i…
RAM
3 GB, 4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3060 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Nokia 6.1 Plus
Nokia

Nokia 6.1 Plus

3.5
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2280 pixels (5.80 i…
RAM
3 GB, 4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3060 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Nokia X6 2018
Nokia

Nokia X6 2018

3.7
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2280 pixels (5.80 i…
RAM
3 GB, 4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
32 GB, 64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3060 mAh
4G
Vivo Z1i
Vivo

Vivo Z1i

2.9
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2280 pixels (6.26 i…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3260 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Honor 8X Max
Honor

Honor 8X Max

3.2
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2244 pixels (7.12 i…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Motorola Moto G7 Plus
Motorola

Motorola Moto G7 Plus

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors 1080 × 2270 pixels (6.24…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3000 mAh