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Should i buy an iPhone to play Fortnite

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Hey guys so currently Fortnite is a popular game and available in all modern platforms except Android and I'm an Android user. So i don't know whether my core 2 duo laptop can handle Fortnite so should i buy the cheapest iPhone as possible to play Fortnite or stick with my current laptop

 

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Lenovo Thinkpad SL400 (2009)

Core 2 duo T6670

Intel HD graphics (mobile intel series 4 Express chipset family)

4 gb sodimm ram

300 gb hdd 7200 rpm

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Windows 10 Pro 64 bit

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PUBG is available on Android, try that.

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Try downloading some FPSs on your Android phone first. IMO controls are horrible so I don't play them.  

If you like touch screen controls and want to spend money, then give it a shot.

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2 minutes ago, AKSHAYROG said:

Hey guys so currently Fortnite is a popular game and available in all modern platforms except Android and I'm an Android user. So i don't know whether my core 2 duo laptop can handle Fortnite so should i buy the cheapest iPhone as possible to play Fortnite or stick with my current laptop

 

Laptop specs

Lenovo Thinkpad SL400 (2009)

Core 2 duo T6670

Intel HD graphics (mobile intel series 4 Express chipset family)

4 gb sodimm ram

300 gb hdd 7200 rpm

1280x800 resolution display

Windows 10 Pro 64 bit

did you try installing it on your laptop yet? its free so there no harm in trying .. I think your laptop will just barely meet the requirements.

 

good luck 

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Just now, arnavvr said:

PUBG is available on Android, try that.

Err, for Something like fortnight you really want something like the A9 or better. 

 

Even Android phones with similar specs to older iPhones are running Android and lack APIs that enable the iPhone to be so good at gaming. 

 

3 minutes ago, AKSHAYROG said:

so should i buy the cheapest iPhone as possible to play Fortnite or stick with my current laptop

The cheapest iPhone is the iPhone SE which has the Apple A9 SoC. It would run Fortnight pretty well however there might be a new entry level iPhone at WWDC 

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I wouldn't because I've used the controls and they are horrible. I don't see fortnite as an incentive to buy an iPhone, even an old one. Like @arnavvr said, pubg mobile is available. If you really want roto play fortnite that bad then use the money that you would use to buy a cheap iPhone to help buy a new PC.

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Honestly, it would be a better idea to put that money into a used console at that point. While paying for online access is ass, having touch-screen based controls is more ass. And at least you could also play other desktop-class games (which wouldn't be possible with that iPhone SE).

 

But when we start talking about a $200+ iPhone, I'd just buy an off-lease office PC with an i3, i5 or Xeon, drop in a GT 1030 and have at it.

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/273202069718 - This, a 4GB DDR3 DIMM and a half-height single slot GT 1030 ought to do it. it might be tougher to get these types of machines in India, but I can't imagine that it would be out of reach compared to an iPhone in local currency.

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3 hours ago, AKSHAYROG said:

Hey guys so currently Fortnite is a popular game and available in all modern platforms except Android and I'm an Android user. So i don't know whether my core 2 duo laptop can handle Fortnite so should i buy the cheapest iPhone as possible to play Fortnite or stick with my current laptop

 

Laptop specs

Lenovo Thinkpad SL400 (2009)

Core 2 duo T6670

Intel HD graphics (mobile intel series 4 Express chipset family)

4 gb sodimm ram

300 gb hdd 7200 rpm

1280x800 resolution display

Windows 10 Pro 64 bit

I think you'd be able to get a "decent" desktop for the price of an Iphone 

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