Qualcomm lists the Asus ROG Phone 3 and ZenFone 7 as Snapdragon 865 5G-powered flagships but leaves out the OnePlus 8 and LG V60 ThinQ
At the "What's Next in 5G" event, Qualcomm announced a list of devices to be released this year that would be powered by the Snapdragon 865 5G Mobile Platform. Since the announcement of the Snapdragon 865, more than 70 designs have been announced or are in development. According to Qualcomm, the following upcoming flagship devices are powered by the Snapdragon 865:
- 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
While we are already aware of many of the models listed, this is perhaps the first time that the Asus ROG Phone 3 and the ZenFone 7 are being officially named anywhere. Sharp has recently announced its Aquos R5G flagship, but it might be exclusive to the Japanese market alongside the Fujitsu FCNT arrows 5G. Vivo is all set to launch the Apex 2020 on February 28.
Interestingly though, Qualcomm does not mention the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro, which are expected to launch sometime in April. The LG V60 ThinQ also doesn't get a mention. That these phones are under development is not exactly any secret so we can only guess that the companies didn't want them to be listed here for reasons best known to them.
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