They seriously got GTA V running on a smartphone

Of course, just because it says it can be done doesn’t mean you should.

If my twelve-year-old self knew the graphical wonders mid-range smartphones would eventually be able to deliver thanks to the emulation, she’d probably weep with joy. The emulation scene has done a great job again and this time AAA title Grand Theft Auto V, released in 2012 but still visually impressive, has been run on an Android device using the Mobox emulator.

According to YouTuber Lewis Gaming Test, it wasn’t even the crème de la crème of smartphone hardware that was used, but the Xiaomi Poco F3 with a Snapdragon 870 chipset, which can best be described as mediocre.

However, it reaches its limits, especially when it comes to RAM with an average of 8 GB of RAM. For technical details, we recommend taking a look at the respective reddit-thread.

You won’t see any great action in the one-minute clip, but at least the Lewis Gaming Test can smoothly glide through Los Santos with a cart at 25 to 30 fps. Others apparently achieved higher frame rates up to 50 fps on the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2.

Of course, thanks to the unpredictable operation via the onscreen keyboard, you won’t have much fun playing it either way. As proof that this is technically possible in general, I think the demonstration is quite successful.

If you’re still looking for GTA fun on your smartphone: GTA III, Vice City and San Andreas, which Netflix recently added to its gaming platform, are better optimized for the small screen.

The fact that all these games run on mobile devices like smartphones again clearly spells out the long wait for GTA 6 to appear.

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