Will Fortnite Mobile only be available on these Android devices? We don't think so
Ask any devoted mobile gamer which one's the most anticipated Android game of this summer and you will undoubtedly get "Fortnite!" as an answer. The battle royale phenomenon is still riding the high wave and shows no signs of stopping. Quite the contrary -- the Android release of the game will inevitably increase its popularity by a serious margin.
By now, it's certain that you will be able to play Fortnite on Android rather soon, especially if you are also looking forward to snatching that awfully-rumored Samsung Galaxy Note 9. Word on the street is Fortnite will launch as a timed exclusive for Samsung's super high-end device on August 9, and will remain an exclusive for a month. After that it will be available for a wider selection of Droids.
But it doesn't seem that the game will be compatible with just about any beater of a phone -- the hardware requirements are very likely to weed out a large tally of Android devices out there, making the game compatible with a more limited slew of phones. Found on Epic Games' website is a what can be perceived as a list of all devices that Fortnite Mobile could be compatible at launch. Now, we'd take that list with a ton of salt given that multiple obviously powerful phones of the near past are weirdly missing from the list. Tons of OnePlus devices, the LG G7 ThinQ, a bunch of handsets from Nokia, Xiaomi, and other popular manufacturers are not listed despite very likely to run the game without any issues.
Here's the list of the currently supported phones:
- Google Pixel 2
- Google Pixel 2 XL
- Huawei Mate 10
- Huawei Mate 10 Lite
- Huawei Mate 10 Pro
- Huawei P10
- Huawei P10 Plus
- Huawei P10 Lite
- Huawei P9
- Huawei P9 Lite
- Huawei P8 Lite (2017)
- LG G6
- LG V30
- LG V30+
- Motorola Moto E4 Plus
- Motorola Moto G5
- Motorola Moto G5 Plus
- Motorola Moto G5s
- Motorola Moto Z2 Play
- Nokia 6
- Razer Phone
- Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
- Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)
- Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime (2017)
- Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro (2017)
- Samsung Galaxy Note 8
- Samsung Galaxy On7 (2016)
- Samsung Galaxy S9
- Samsung Galaxy S9+
- Samsung Galaxy S7
- Samsung Galaxy S7 edge
- Samsung Galaxy S8
- Samsung Galaxy S8+
- Sony Xperia XA1
- Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra
- Sony Xperia XA1 Plus
- Sony Xperia XZ
- Sony Xperia XZs
- Sony Xperia XZ1
- Android Other
Will this list result in making all other Android devices incompatible with the game? Unlikely. Given the recent rumors that it wouldn't be published on the Play Store, such artificial hurdles are unlikely to apply. What's more, the "Android Other" entry that Epic Games has placed at the bottom highly suggest that this list is merely suggestive and not entirely restrictive.
In the end of the day, if you're device isn't on the list, don't freak out and don't list it on Craigslist just yet -- it will likely be capable of running the game after applying the magic of sideloading.
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