Triangle count
The problem
Phones render AR at high frame rates with limited GPU budgets. Beyond ~100k triangles, frame drops and thermal throttling appear; beyond ~250k many devices fail outright.
The fix
Reduce polygon count via decimation or retopology; bake high-poly detail into normal maps.
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