Trends Report

Brief: The Device Testing Landscape Is Fertile And Diverse

Emulators And Real Devices Can Both Play Parts In Mobile Testing

May 23rd, 2014
Rowan Curran, Senior Analyst
Rowan Curran Senior Analyst
With contributors:
Phil Murphy , Michael Facemire , Dominique Whittaker , Eric Wheeler

Summary

The rapid pace of mobile development is putting a strain on traditional testing organizations and methodologies. Quality assurance (QA) organizations must leverage modern tooling to meet business demands for faster time-to-market and increased quality. The raging debate about whether to test using mobile device emulators, or whether to test natively on mobile devices, presents a false choice to development teams. Teams will use both; the question is when to use which. This report highlights the different varieties and use-cases of both emulators and real devices for mobile testing.

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