Emulator is enough 4 *new learners*. On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 4:09 PM, Peter Webb <[email protected]> wrote:
> Doesn't really matter. I find myself testing on 4 different devices in the > emulator - corresponding to different screen sizes. The only time I load > into a real device is just before a release, and that's just habit (see > what it looks like on real screen) rather than a requirement. The fact is > that you have to test on multiple devices, and just because you own a real > device as well doesn't help much. The only time I have ever used a real > device for something meaningful is to measure frame-rates in games; the > emulator on my PC runs at about 1/5th the rate of my HTC Desire 1 Ghz phone > for 2D graphics so occassionally its good to see how fast the game runs on > real devices. Most apps aren't real-time, and this is a pretty minor use. > > I would buy an Android phone/tablet if you need a phone or tablet for > other reasons, and buy one for those other reasons. The fact is that a real > device doesn't actually help you much in developing apps. > > > > > > On Monday, October 1, 2012 5:54:28 AM UTC+10, Nilashis Dey wrote: > >> I am new to Android Development and would like to know which phone I >> should get to test my apps? Obviously, I would like the phone for which >> drivers for all devices are easily available and for which I would find the >> most amount of support discussions online - for when I run into problems. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
