OnePlus x Fortnite 90FPS Smartphone Gaming

I've used other phones in the past with high refresh rates, but often you just won't even see an option to go above 60 FPS

Of course, you also need a phone that can support 90 Hz or higher to even think about 90 FPS

The reason this is interesting is because you can't even get 90 FPS on many game consoles

So to see it on a smartphone on a game like Fortnite would be pretty impressive

So in this box in front of me, I have the Verizon variant of the OnePlus 8 Standard Edition

which comes in this exclusive color, Polar... where is it? Polar Silver

Now, if you watched my original OnePlus 8 unboxing video, I got it in the Interstellar color

which is the flashier version you've seen popping around, but I'm kind of interested to check this one out because it has a more brushed finish

which should be more resistant to fingerprints. Let's go ahead and unbox this first. We'll take a look at that Polar Silver

Then I will load up Fortnite and we'll see if we can get it to run at 90 FPS

You have the device presented on top. Of course, this one is capable of warp charge, just like the other one

You have a 30-watt charger included. There's a 4300 mAh battery. This is the 128GB version as well

USB Type-C cable. These are the Bullets wired version, which connect via USB type C and then break out to an in-ear headset and microphone

Ooh, okay. This is the type of finish that I'm really hoping to see more frequently on smartphones

It just looks better longer because of its resistance to fingerprints. So I have the device booted up, and as you can see, I have Fortnite installed

But if you're going to do this yourself, all you need to do is take your OnePlus 8 or OnePlus 8 Pro into the App Store

download the game and you should have access to this new 90 FPS feature set Also if you happen to be in India you can head over to the GameSpace section of your device and actually install Fortnite directly from there And regardless

you're going to want to enter the GameSpace specifically to launch your game because

there are features within here to optimize your gameplay. So as you can see within here

there's something called Fanatic Mode, supercharge your gaming experience. If I click this button

it will block all notifications and calls, and it will also restrict the background processes in

order to boost the gameplay or provide the optimal performance to the game. CPU optimized, GPU

optimized, RAM optimized, and network optimization as well. Now, the reason this is a big deal is

because previously 90 FPS was a thing that was only available on high-end gaming platforms

gaming PCs, and so forth. In fact, you don't see it in an Xbox, you don't see it in a PlayStation

Slow frame rates is one of the reasons that people haven't up until now considered the smartphone as a viable gaming platform alternative

And this partnership between Fortnite and OnePlus is the first time that you have an A-list 3D Unreal Engine built game capable of 90 FPS

You can't do it on Call of Duty. It doesn't exist on PUBG. Now once you get into the actual game, you're going to want to head over to your settings

This is where you can select your frame rate. And as you can see here, I have 90 FPS selected, but as we toggle through you'll see 20, 30, 45, 60, and then 90

which again is unlocked because of the fact that I'm playing this on a OnePlus 8

Now there's another setting below there that allows you to show your effective FPS in-game

So I'm going to switch that to on as well so you can see in the top corner that we're actually able to achieve 90 FPS

See if we can get a victory here. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

Am I setting my expectations too high? I got the smooth, I got the smooth frames

I just on the bus right now but if you look up in a corner here There we go uh achieving up to 90 FPS And of course this display is capable of showcasing it because this is a 90 Hz display

And the thing about having a high refresh or a high frame rate in gaming is it just makes the entire thing feel substantially smoother

There we go

Now the other thing, it kind of helps a little bit with aiming as well

because the fine-tuned movements that you have to make to adjust for an enemy's location

It's also subtle when you're playing on mobile. Like it's the tiniest little movement of your thumb

Just swing back and forth. And I know you're only watching this in 30 frames on this video

But I promise you it's an incredibly fluid experience. As far as what a smartphone is able to deliver

Let's go see if we can clean up this mess. Or we might get cleaned up ourselves

We'll see. Some gunshots over here. Pleasant Park. I out Man it a lot of action over here Holy Yeah oftentimes you might wonder about the ability for a smartphone to keep it locked

at the high performance level to be able to maintain 90 FPS instead of just hitting it

But I'm looking up at the top corner every so often and it's just, as long as I'm running

around here, it appears to be pretty stuck at 90 frames. if not glued. Where you at? Oh it sounds close. What the? It sounds closer than it is

Oh there. Dude in the water. Why are you dropping that

Ah, he got me

I mean, it's actually kind of amazing what they're capable of achieving now

Gaming experiences on smartphones, 90 FPS, 90 hertz. You guys know I've been talking about fast refresh rate for a long time

but I get a lot of questions back, people saying, well, how can I take advantage of it

Well, here's an example of it being put to good use. It's just kind of funny and cool to have a higher frame rate on your smartphone than your game console

Or any other smartphone for that matter. Because this is an exclusive deal between OnePlus and Fortnite

That is the Verizon exclusive Polar Silver OnePlus 8. Starting at $799

It's got 5G speed. It's also got gaming speed up to 90 FPS as you just saw on Fortnite

Will it make you a better player? Maybe. I don't know. I can't say, I'll tell you what, it'll give you a very smooth gaming experience, and it'll at least

give you some bragging rights over your console, friends saying, nah, I'm out here playing at 90 FPS

on my phone