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Qualcomm Announces Three New Snapdragon Processors that Bring Advanced Modem, Imaging and Sensors to Mainstream Devices

--Making premium-tier features available to more affordable smartphones around the world--

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 11, 2016 — (PRNewswire) —  Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) today announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., has introduced three new next-generation Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ processors: the Snapdragon 625, 435 and 425. These new processors are designed to deliver some of the latest premium-tier user experiences, using custom-developed technology including camera, video, gaming and connectivity, to the broader smartphone ecosystem.

All of these new Snapdragon processors incorporate advanced technologies including support for LTE with carrier aggregation, Snapdragon All Mode, support for 802.11ac with MU-MIMO, dual camera image signal processors (ISPs), Qualcomm® TruSignal™ technology for improved call reliability, Qualcomm® Hexagon™ DSP for power efficient audio with sensor hub - meeting Android M sensor requirements, Qualcomm® Quick Charge™, and a comprehensive reference design. Moreover, the Snapdragon 435 and 425 are pin compatible with each other and with the Snapdragon 430. Snapdragon 635, 435 and 425 are software compatible.

Additional features unique to each Snapdragon are:

"We develop all of our processor technologies with scalability in mind, so that we can quickly and cost effectively accelerate the availability of premium tier capabilities within the rest of our portfolio of Snapdragon processors, making superior user experiences more accessible to a broader range of consumers," said Alex Katouzian, senior vice president, product management, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. "This approach allows us to quickly expand our custom feature development, rapidly deploy compatible software across tiers, and enhance our ability to integrate application and connectivity solutions with leading user experiences to meet our customers' needs at multiple price points quickly and effectively."

These next-generation high and low-tier processors in the Snapdragon family are expected to be sampling to customers in mid-2016 and are expected in commercial devices in the second half of this year. More information on these Snapdragon processors is available at https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon.

*Adreno 505 and Adreno 506 are being designed to support the upcoming final version of Vulkan™. Current specification status can be found at www.khronos.org/vulkan.

About Qualcomm Incorporated
Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) is a world leader in 3G, 4G and next-generation wireless technologies. Qualcomm Incorporated includes Qualcomm's licensing business, QTL, and the vast majority of its patent portfolio. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, operates, along with its subsidiaries, substantially all of Qualcomm's engineering, research and development functions, and substantially all of its products and services businesses, including its semiconductor business, QCT. For more than 30 years, Qualcomm ideas and inventions have driven the evolution of digital communications, linking people everywhere more closely to information, entertainment and each other. For more information, visit Qualcomm's website, OnQ blog, Twitter and Facebook pages.

Qualcomm, Snapdragon, Hexagon and Adreno are trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated, registered in the United States and other countries. TruSignal and Quick Charge are trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated. Qualcomm Snapdragon, Qualcomm TruSignal, Qualcomm Hexagon, Qualcomm Quick Charge and Qualcomm Adreno are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

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