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Mobile Application Testing-Simulator versus
Device testing
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Simulators are mainly used for functional testing of basic
flows. Simulators are not used forperformance and usability
testing, but the final testing is conducted on actual devices so
crashesand hangings can be identified. One cannot get quality
application while relying only onsimulator. Device testing is
necessary for all the applications, as with device testing we
canunderstand the application behavior on different networks.
Simulator:
Is a software application that can accurately imitate a mobile
phone. Simulator is mainly used bydevelopers to check the
functionalities implemented under development phase.
Lets discuss the pros and cons of using simulators:
Pros:
- Helps in isolating issues which are not volatile network
connection dependent
- Provides a wide variety of testing over different types of
device simulators for the same build- Allows to test the same build
in multiple device screens.
Cons:
- Simulators of older generation handsets dont resemble the
device as closely- Some issues which are hit by the speed at which
input was given cannot be reproduced easily- Hardware/Firmware
environment variations detectable in device testing only- Device
testing is always preferred as it represents more likely end user
scenarios.
Device:
Is the actual handset where application installed and runs.
There are some pros and cons while using real devices for
testing as well.
Pros:
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- Finds actual issues of application.
- Finds crashes, memory leak issues which can not found on
simulators.- Checks application over 2G and 3G and different
networks
- Checks application behavior while incoming call, SMS, MMS and
alarm.
Cons:
- Expensive for compatibility testing of application over wide
range of devices- Consumes more time for adding excessive test data
for testing purpose.
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