Last week, we reported that Lenovo could be killing off its Legion smartphone business. Now, this is indeed official as a Lenovo spokesperson has confirmed the development in a statement to Android Authority. The company is shutting down its Legion gaming phone business as a part of a wider business transformation and gaming portfolio consolidation. 

The Lenovo spokesperson said in a statement ‘As a leader in gaming devices and solutions, Lenovo is committed to advancing the gaming category across form factors, as well as focusing on where it can bring the most value to the global gaming community.’

Lenovo entered the gaming smartphone segment way back in 2020 with the first Legion Pro. The company launched the Legion Phone Duel 2 in 2021 and the Legion Y70 was introduced in August last year. The smartphones packed some innovative features including side-mounted pop-up selfie cameras, dedicated cooling fans, and dual charge ports. As per reports, Lenovo has laid off some workers at its facility while others have been transferred to business lines such as Lenovo’s tablet division. 

With the departure of Lenovo’s Legion phones, the gaming smartphone industry is left with the ASUS ROG Phone series, Nubia Red Magic series, and Xiaomi’s Black Shark phones. Even Black Shark seems to be struggling but ASUS is going strong as it is gearing up for the launch of ROG Phone 7 globally on April 13th. 

The bridge between specialized gaming smartphones and mainstream flagship phones is getting narrower in terms of hardware firepower. However, gaming phones still pack features like dedicated trigger buttons, a heat dissipation system, and more. 

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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

EDITOR’S PICK: Black Shark 3 Pro 5G gaming smartphone scores more than 620K on AnTuTu, best score till date

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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