PUBG Mobile Lite was first shown off back in 2018 as a smaller version of the mobile game for both Android and iOS. Fast forward into 2019 and the game is now available in India for all interested fans.
The game is designed primarily for low-end mobile devices, so if you're having problems loading the regular version due to the limitations of your mobile handset, then we suggest taking PUBG Mobile Lite for a spin to see if it makes any significance differences going forward.
We should point out that the regular version of PUBG Mobile is very popular in India, probably more so than other countries. This could be why the Lite version goes there first before making to other nations.
Heres the thing, while the regular game comes with an 8x8 map, the Lite version goes a different route with a 2x2 size map instead. It seems, then, that players from both versions will not be able to play multiplayer matches together.
Hopefully, changes are made in the future to combine both games, but that is unlikely.