If you’re a Fortnite fan and have an Android tablet or smartphone, you’ll be happy to know that the Epic Games shooting / survival / construction phenomenon game is finally available on your device… if it is fairly recent.
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Until yesterday, to play Fortnite on Android, you had to either have a Galaxy S9 or Galaxy Note 9, or have received an invitation. Epic Games puts an end to this injustice, provided that your device respects a certain number of technical constraints. Here is a summary of minimum requirements for playing Fortnite on Android.
Your smartphone should run under Android 8.0 and have at least 3 GB of RAM. The integrated SoC should at least be a Snapdragon 820, Exynos 9 (from Galaxy S8), or Kirin 970.
- Asus: ROG Phone, Zenfone 4 Pro, 5Z, V
- Essential : PH-1
- Google : Pixel / Pixel XL, Pixel 2 / Pixel 2 XL, Pixel 3 / Pixel 3 XL
- Htc: 10, U Ultra, U11 / U11 +, U12 +
- Huawei: Honor 10, Honor Play, Mate 10 / Pro, Mate RS, Nova 3, P20 / Pro, V10
- Lenovo : Moto Z / Z Droid, Moto Z2 Force
- LG: G5, G6, G7 ThinQ, V20, V30 / V30 +
- Nokia: 8
- OnePlus: 5 / 5T, 6
- Razer: Phone, and Phone 2
- Samsung galaxy: S7 / S7 Edge, S8 / S8 +, S9 / S9 +, Note 8, Note 9, Tab S3, Tab S4
- Sony: Xperia XZ / Premium, XZs, XZ1 / Compact, XZ2 / Premium / Compact, XZ3
- Xiaomi: Blackshark, Mi 5 / 5S / 5S Plus, 6/6 Plus, Mi 8/8 Explorer / 8SE, Mi Mix, Mi Mix 2, Mi Mix 2S, Mi Note 2
- ZTE: Axon 7 / 7s, Axon M, Nubia / Z17 / Z17s, Nubia Z11
To get the game, download the installer for Fortnite from the Epic Games website.
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