Xiaomi has tended to release gaming-focused smartphones with powerful SoCs but otherwise sub-premium specs, designed mainly for the budget gamer crowd. That may be set to change shortly, however, with company executive Lu Weibing hinting at a change in plans.https://www.notebookcheck.net/Poco-F5-GT-and-Redmi-K60-Gaming-Edition-in-doubt-as-Xiaomi-hints-at-gaming-smartphone-policy-change.674774.0.html
Put another way high-end Snapdragon SOCs now need cooling often only used by gaming phone products necessitating a merger.