With Mobile World Congress 2020 getting cancelled, many companies have to come up with alternative solutions to make their planned announced. While some smartphone makers are holding online launch events, some have rescheduled their launch dates.
Instead of holding a separate launch event, Qualcomm has sent out press releases which cover a range of topics, including the adoption of the company’s flagship mobile platform — Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset.
Most of the flagship smartphones getting launched this year will come powered by the Snapdragon 865 SoC and we’ve already seen a few of them, including Xiaomi Mi 10, Sony Xperia 1 II, Realme X50 Pro 5G, among others.
Qualcomm has now shared a much more complete list of devices that are powered by the SD865 SoC and interestingly, the list includes some phones which are yet to be announced. Here’s the list of those devices:
- Black Shark 3
- FCNT arrows 5G
- iQOO 3
- Legion Gaming Phone
- Nubia Red Magic 5G
- OPPO Find X2
- realme X50 Pro
- Redmi K30 Pro
- ROG Phone 3
- Samsung Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra
- Sharp AQUOS R5G
- Sony Xperia 1 II
- Vivo APEX 2020 Concept Phone
- Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro
- ZenFone 7
- ZTE Axon 10s Pro
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While many of the devices in the list have already been announced and several of them are even available for purchase. However, the list includes the likes of Lenovo Legion Gaming Phone, FCNT arrows 5G, Nubia Red Magic 5G, ASUS ROG Phone 3, Zenfone 7, and Black Shark 3 which are not launched yet.
Although the phones have not been launched, they have been leaked in the past. For instance, Black Shark 3 has been making rounds for some time and some of the key specs and features of the device have already leaked online. The phone is set to get launched in China on 3rd March.
ASUS ROG Phone 3 will reportedly come pre-loaded with Google Stadia, which is the search engine giant’s online game streaming platform. The smartphone is expected to get launched by the end of this year. Details about the Zenfone 7 is not yet known.
Recently, details about the Lenovo Legion Gaming Phone surfaced online through a teaser poster. It hints that the phone will come with 55W fast charging support, something which the iQOO 3 5G also offers. The poster also confirms that the phone is powered by the SD865 SoC with X55 modem for 5G connectivity support.
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