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Most of our favorite Android phones ( go. pcworld.com/ad18) make the cut.
Samsung Galaxy: S7 / S7 Edge , S8 / S8+, S9 / S9+, Note 8, Note 9, Tab S3, Tab S4
Google: Pixel / Pixel XL, Pixel 2 / Pixel 2 XL
Asus: ROG Phone, Zenfone 4 Pro, 5Z, V
Essential: PH-1
Huawei: Honor 10, Honor Play, Mate 10 / Pro, Mate RS, Nova 3, P20 / Pro, V10
LG: G5, G6, G7 Thinq, V20, V30 / V30+
Nokia: 8
Oneplus: 5 / 5T, 6
Razer: Phone
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
There’s a second wave of Android phones that won’t be able to play the Fortnite beta at first, but Epic says it’s “working on fixes in the near term.”
HTC: 10, U Ultra, U11 / U11+, U12+ Lenovo: Moto Z / Z Droid, Moto Z2 Force Sony: Xperia XZ/ XZS, XZ1, XZ2
Finally, if you don’t see your phone listed above, Epic said it may still be able to play Fortnite for Android if it meets or exceeds the following specifications:
OS: 64-bit Android, 5.0 or higher
RAM: 3GB or higher
GPU: Adreno 530 or higher, Mali-g71 MP20, Mali-g72 MP12 or higher
But there’s a twist: Your phone can’t be rooted if you want to play Fortnite for Android. Epic says it may drop that condition in the future if it can find “effective anti-cheat solutions” though.