Lenovo throws in the towel and cancels its Legion gaming mobiles

Lenovo abandoned the mobile market games, with the termination of their Legion line. Chinese brand confirmed Android control which, less than three years after the launch of its first model, has decided to abandon its efforts with devices of this type.

The news is not entirely surprising, given that it has been rumored for a long time. Also, let’s be honest, mobile phones games The Lenovo Legion was far from popular with the public. Actually, remained unnoticed by the vast majority of the population. Something was clearly affected by the limited availability of devices, sales of which were limited to certain markets in Asia and Europe.

“Lenovo is phasing out their phones. games Android powered Legion as part of a broader business transformation and gaming portfolio consolidation. As a leader in devices and solutions for gamesLenovo is committed to advancing this category across all form factors, as well as focusing on where it can bring the most value to the global gamer community,” the company said.

Thus, Lenovo Legion smartphones say goodbye without being able to say goodbye through the front door. Recall that the Asian firm only three models produced your mobile line gamesand quickly abandoned the continuation of this path.

Lenovo says goodbye to its mobile phones games from the series Legion

The first computer in the Lenovo Legion family was telephone duelwhich was introduced in July 2020. The device hit the market with a 6.65-inch screen with a refresh rate of 144Hz, a Snapdragon 865+ processor, up to 16GB of RAM and 512GB of internal storage.

his successor, Phone duel 2, arrived in April 2021 without major improvements: 6.9-inch screen, Snapdragon 888 and up to 18 GB of RAM. However, the most striking feature of both phones was that they had a front-facing camera that popped out from the side edge of the phone. Ostensibly the perfect position for those who wanted to stream their gaming sessions online.

Meanwhile, in March 2022, we saw the latest Lenovo Legion in action. was a model Y90, which was launched in China after endless rumors and several innovations. Most notable was the inclusion of a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC and a dual USB-C port.

Thus, the Asian giant seems to have realized that despite its rise in popularity in recent years, these phones are still a niche bet. And while they have also proven to be very good technology demonstrators, much of the public continues to view them as part of a publicity stunt rather than truly necessary gadgets.

For now, the truth is that Lenovo is lowering the curtain on its Legion line. It remains to be seen how this decision will affect the mobile sector. gamesif it has any effect. Nowadays, everything points to the fact that ASUS will continue to confidently lead the segmentespecially fast start Phone 7.