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Fortnite Mobile for Android Restricted to Snapdragon 820, Exynos 8890, Kirin 970, and Above: Report

Fortnite Mobile for Android Restricted to Snapdragon 820, Exynos 8890, Kirin 970, and Above: Report ku3k

By Rishi Alwani | Updated: 8 August 2018 13:52 IST

Highlights

Fortnite Mobile for Android may be a Note 9 exclusive
It may not run on devices without flagship-grade SoCs
This could mean most mid-range and budget Android devices can't play it

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According to the report, Fortnite Android won't any MediaTek or Nvidia Tegra SoCs at launch. Furthermore, most Qualcomm, HiSilicon, and Samsung chips such as the Snapdragon 660, Kirin 659, and Exynos 7885 can't run the game either. What this means is, mid-range smartphones such as the Samsung Galaxy A8 may not be able to run Fortnite.

With that in mind, it is quite possible that Epic Games may optimise the game further for greater compatibility across the broad spectrum of Android devices, seeing how the albeit poorly), we won't be surprised to see the Fortnite Mobile for Android compatibility list increase over time.

Previously, XDA suggested that this could be the minimum requirements for Fortnite.

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Here are the minimum requirements needed to run Fortnite Mobile on Android.

OS: 64-bit Android 5.0 Lollipop or higher
RAM: 3GB or higher
GPU: Adreno 530 or higher, Mali-G71 MP20, Mali-G72 MP12 or higher

If this is correct, it would mean that like other Unreal Engine games, it's more GPU than U limited. Most devices with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 and Samsung Exynos 8895 or higher should be able to play Fortnite Mobile.

That said, Epic Games had commented on various Fortnite Android compatibility lists doing the rounds with this statement to Gadgets 360:

“We haven’t announced anything in regards to for specific Android devices. This list does not come from Epic Games and should be disregarded. The only real information you’ll find will come from official sources -- fortnite.com and other owned Epic channels," said a spokesperson for Epic Games to Gadgets 360 via e-mail.

With the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 launch slated for August 9 and a release date of August 23, we may not have to wait too long to find out.

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