The Fortnite vs. PUBG battle comes to mobile, as versions of both titles are currently on mobile. But which game is the better mobile experience" While the two games are different takes on the battle royale experience with their own visual styles and gameplay options, it is possible to compare how the two play on mobile. As of the Fortnite [Free] Invite Event launch and the PUBG Mobile [Free] release, PUBG Mobile feels like the superior game for mobile, but there are plenty of caveats to that, and Fortnite might someday match PUBG Mobile's level of performance.

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For one, let's compare the visuals, especially on lower-end hardware. On the iPad Air 2 (which is identical to the 2017 iPad, which you can still buy from Apple), Fortnite is riding the Struggle Bus into battle. The game has the occasional freezing hitch here and there, and the visuals are at such a low resolution that it makes it tough to tell where far-off targets are. If you have a modern device, it looks a lot better, though the game is still just 30 frames per second. PUBG Mobile isn't a beautiful game, but in comparison to Fortnite it's a stunner. This might be due to PUBG Mobile's nature as a mobile-native game, versus Epic adapting Fortnite to mobile. PUBG Mobile also runs on older devices, with users on iPhone 6 devices able to run the game. You can get higher frame rates on PUBG, and have options to configure your graphics. Fortnite is hardly pushing ...