PUBG MOBILE LITE is the ‘lighter’ or the less resource-intensive version of the hugely popular game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Mobile. The Lite version is basically a toned-down version of PUBG Mobile, optimised for entry-level smartphones with less amount of RAM and other resources. It offers a very similar experience and is aimed at people with low budget devices.
UPDATE: The app is now officially available in playstore for all devices and countries on 25th July 2019
Ever tried playing PUBG Mobile because everyone was talking about it? So, you go to the play store, type in PUBG, tap on the first app only to be greeted with "your device is incompatible with this app"?
Maybe you are lucky, and your device is supported. You install the game, choose the lowest setting, play the game for a couple of sessions, and your battery calls it a day!
If any of those situations sound familiar, then probably it's time for you to buy a new phone. But what if, you don't have that amount of money and your phone is just fine for everything else? Is a game really worth that much?
Well, you don't have to be in such a dilemma anymore as there is some good news. Tencent considered these problems and made a less demanding and smaller version of the same game. The game is specially optimised to run on devices with low-end specs.
Even If you have a midrange and not a budget device, you can play the lite version of PUBG as It will run extremely smooth!
PUBG MOBILE LITE FEATURES
PUBG Mobile Lite is built with Unreal Engine 4, just like PUBG PC and the mobile counterpart. It features a smaller 2 km X 2 km map with a maximum of 40 players, compared to the standard size and a maximum of 100 players. This is mainly due to device limitations. However, this is the only compromise made to the game. From High-quality HD audio, realistic weapons, team up with friends, the in-game physics everything is just the same.
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, while the mobile version of the game is available on iOS and Android platforms. The lite version of PUBG Mobile, in contrast, is only available on the Google Play Store.
PUBG MOBILE LITE REQUIREMENTS
In the Playstore you don't find any requirements for the game. Instead, Google Playstore checks if your device(s) is compatible or not. Here are the minimum requirements of the game according to our report.
OS: Android 4.0.1 or later.
CPU: Snapdragon 400 1.6GHZ/MT 6580, Snapdragon 410 (Recommend)
RAM: At least 1GB of RAM
STORAGE: At least 1 GB of internal memory
GPU: Adreno™ 306 GPU
PUBG MOBILE LITE GLOBAL RELEASE DATE
Currently, PUBG MOBILE LITE is only available in the Philippines. However, the developers are testing the game on a list of mobile devices available in countries like India, Turkey, Brazil, Iraq, Indonesia, Egypt, Bangladesh, and many more.
The General Manager of Tencent Games India Mr. Aneesh Aravind further confirmed the above in an interview with the Digit. According to him, Tencent is currently testing out and optimising the LITE version of PUBG Mobile for Indian networks and devices.
We are currently testing out the LITE version of PUBG Mobile and optimising it for Indian networks and devices; post successful testing we will release it in India in the near future.
Mr. Aneesh Aravind, General Manager of Tencent Games India, quoted from digit.in
HOW TO DOWNLOAD & PLAY PUBG MOBILE LITE
Now, the game can only download officially from Google Play in the Philippines. But you can easily sideload it lite on your android mobile device.
How? Just follow these simple steps.
PUBG MOBILE LITE STEP-BY-STEP INSTALLATION GUIDE
First, you need to download this APK onto your phone. Make sure you download it from a verified/secure source. Otherwise, you might put your device at risk. We have added two Secure download links after the download instructions.
INSTALLATION GUIDE FOR APK PURE
*You need to Download Zarchiver from Playstore to extract the Xapk file if you download the app from APK PURE.
- Open the downloaded Xapk file with Zarchiver and extract it. After the extract is done, you will find a folder named Android. Open the Folder, and inside the obb folder, you will find the apk and the obb data.
- Copy the folder inside the newly extracted obb folder(com.tencent.iglite) and paste it in the Android >Obb folder located in the internal storage of your device.
- Make sure that your Android device has the option of installing apps from unknown sources enabled. You can do that from your phone Settings. If you have already done that, then open the APK file and install the APK. Don't open the app after installation.
- Since the game is only available in the Philippines, you will need a VPN (Virtual Private Network) to get access to the servers. VPN will help to change your internet access location to the country you want. There are a ton of VPN apps available on the Play Store, but we recommend you to Download UFO VPN. It is free and straightforward. *In case you are unable to connect to the server, then try some other VPN app.
- Now open the PUBG Mobile Lite once you have enabled the VPN.
INSTALLATION GUIDE (9 APPS)
The process is similar. But you need to download the app and the data separately in 9apps and extract them separately with any archiver app or software. The rest of the process is exactly the same.
How to download from the links
- Just tap on any of the two download links.
- Go to the bottom of the page. Check the box I am not a robot and continue.
- Scroll down to the bottom again & wait for 10 seconds while the download link gets generated.
- Click on the get link button close the window that popped open.