Fortnite for Android Not Coming to Google Play // and minimum requirement for Android phones leaked

Epic Games revealed that Fortnite Android would be skipping Google Play.

• Epic Games announced Friday that it won't distribute the upcoming Android version of its "Fortnite: Battle Royale" game through Google's Play Store.
• The decision caused a stir, because it was so unusual and potentially opens Android "Fortnite" users to security threats.
• But the reaction to the decision shows how much we've all bought into the app-store model.
• Though that model has made getting apps easy and more secure, it's also limited choice and further empowered the big operating system makers.
• Epic's move could potentially lead to more choices for consumers and developers - and better apps.

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And after that statement  it appears that the Android specifications for Fortnite have been made public. According to evidence through analysing the API Epic uses to decide what Fortnite promotions and services an Epic account is entitled to and the output of said API, it appears that you'll need a rather recent Android device if you plan to play the mobile version of Fortnite on Google's OS. The output was updated on August 2 as per a report from XDA.

Fortnite Android minimum requirements
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 CPU limited.
Most devices with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 and
Samsung Exynos 8895 or higher should be able to
play Fortnite Mobile.