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Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SoC brings ultra-wide screens to mid-range phones

Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 mobile platform delivers significant increases in performance, gaming and display technology over the predecessor Snapdragon 630 SoC

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Khalid Anzar New Delhi
Qualcomm Technologies has announced Snapdragon 636 mobile platform, a beefed-up system on a chip (SoC) designed to provide a more improved device performance, gaming and display technology than the Snapdragon 630 mobile platform.

The mid-tier processor features the Qualcomm Kryo 260 CPU, which the company claims delivers a 40 per cent increase in device performance over the predecessor Snapdragon 630. The processor, mated with Adreno 509 graphic processing unit (GPU), comes with support for modern ultra-wide FHD+ (2160 x 1080 pixel) displays and Assertive Display to optimise the visibility of the display in all lighting conditions.

The Snapdragon 636 mobile

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