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Fortnite: Switch Portable vs Galaxy S9+ (Android, Epic settings).
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Holy shit. Is the Android one just unoptimized? Don't Galaxy phones have better specs than Switch?
Wtf, which is true? Can't watch right now.
Did you get the comparisons mixed up or something?#
The Switch version looks a lot better in practically every single way.
I'm going to assume Sub Boss is trolling or didn't see the video.
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Galaxy might have great specs along with the beastly iPhone X, however you have to remember they run bigger operating systems. They have heat restraints and also the more intensive a game is graphically the faster it runs down battery
Until we move on from lithium ion battery, cell phone gaming will continue to be throttled.
Until we move on from lithium ion battery, cell phone gaming will continue to be throttled.
Unlike the Switch, the Galaxy phones have a problem with thermal throttling, which probably doesn't help much either.
The S9 Galaxy wins it has much better Wi-Fi
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The Switch version looks way better, and it's not even close. I don't know what that other dude is on about
Couldn't watch the video but is the Galaxy version pushing 60fps? That would explain the difference since Switch is at 30.
Nope, no phone versions of Android support 60fps, not even the iPhone X version. It's most likely down to battery concerns than pure power as 60fps essentially means double the rendering load for the phone.
Keep in mind that smartphones are fanless, so thermal throttling is always a real issue.
S9+ does surprisingly well. Doesnt look too bad either.
The switch is the better version here without a doubt.
The switch is the better version here without a doubt.
Wow. I mean, I'm still impressed that they made it run on phones but after all the hyping that the Samsungs reps were telling me about Fortnite on Android, I had assumed that it would look better than that.
You didnt even watch the video. If you did you'd realize that the Switch version is superior.
Much better compared to this version on android. That res on the galaxy s9 looks sub hd, or the post process AA they are using is way way too aggressive. It's looks like a blur fest on my tv.
This video kinda puts into perspective the much larger overhead of android compared to the switch, and iPhone.
Very poor visuals from the s9+.
I think the big thing is that this just continues to show the narrative from some that the Switch needs to be better in terms of specs isn't as valid as they believe. What we've got is crazy enough as is and of course the next iteration will definitely be more powerful but it's a beast right now alongside other portable options.
Damn, even the lower end iOS models were on par with this - however I blame this mostly on the graphics hardware being super close to all the devices Fortnite ran on iOS that trying to unify a codebase like Fortnite for such a wide set of (albeit trivial) technology will have it's problems.
Newer smartphones may have an edge in raw specs. But the Switch doesn't have to worry about thermal issues or a large OS. A lot of people underestimate how much CPU power and RAM a Phone or PC's Operating system actually eats up. Switch doesn't have that issue, thus developers have access to more power than they do on smartphones because of the lack of overhead and it having an active cooling system.
I'd imagine it's Snapdragon if they're able to select Epic.
I can't seem to select the Epic preset on my Exynos S9+, it is greyed out for some reason.
A Unity iOS build gets capped at 30fps by default. You can set it to 60 if you want, but the phone will get uncomfortably hot and the battery will drain fast. I assume Unreal does the same.
Fortnite could probably run at 60 on good phones, but Epic won't allow that
The Galaxy S9+ is a beast, idk why this port seems so unoptimized tbh. And Epic brought it out to ONLY GALAXY phones as well, so you would think they would bother to test it out a bit.
Wow what a difference. O ly thing I didn't like about that Switch version was that grass at the end. What's even the point in having grass appear with such a short draw distance like that. I'd rather just have it look more barren but be consistent. That's so glaringly annoying, lol.
But yeah expected more from a brand new modern day phone. Switch is doing pretty great.
But yeah expected more from a brand new modern day phone. Switch is doing pretty great.
Go look at any thread back when the Switch was being broken down and we were learning its specs. People get really mad that their 300$ portable system didnt have 500GB of storage and a retina screen because "their phone does" as if those phones didn't cost $1000
This person. Literally has a Bayonetta 3 icon and got banned for "trashing" the switch. Bye lmao