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Features

Real Device Cloud

No need to build or maintain expensive device labs. Instant, browser-based access to the latest mobile devices, like iPad, iPhone, Nexus, Samsung Galaxy, and Windows Phone, whenever you need them.

Official emulators

We’ve configured Android SDKs and iOS XCode so you don’t have to. One-click testing on official emulators right from the manufacturers.

Responsive testing

Test for responsiveness with our comprehensive range of device sizes, viewports and resolutions.

Real device configuration

Emulators are configured to be like the real device. Alternatively, try out our real device cloud of Android and iOS mobile devices and tablets.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Mobile Browser Emulator?

A mobile browser emulator mimics a mobile device in your own computer. This enables developers, QA engineers and designers to quickly check how their websites function in a particular mobile browser.

Why do users opt for a Mobile Browser Emulator?

Mobile Browser emulators allow Developers and QA Engineers to do a first-level check of their code on a few mobile browsers, before starting real device cross browser testing. Designers and UI Engineers also use it for prototyping and quick mockups.

How does a Mobile Browser Emulator work?

A mobile device runs on a particular Instruction Set Architecture (ISA), which is written in the machine language that the processor of the device understands. Emulators work by doing a binary translation of the ISA of a particular mobile device into the machine language of your own computer’s processor. This helps mimic that particular mobile device on your computer.

What are the disadvantages of using a mobile browser emulator?

Emulators cannot mimic real device conditions and usually run slower than real devices. Emulators also cannot mimic the exact CSS support, differences in API, and other behaviors that browsers in real devices support. Therefore, you cannot test on the same conditions as your end users.

Are emulators good enough for testing websites on mobile browsers?

No. Testing on mobile browsers should strictly be restricted to prototyping and creating mockups. Prior to going live, every change must be tested in real devices to ensure a bug-free user experience.

Why use real device cloud of BrowserStack instead of mobile browser emulators?

We have now established that we can ship websites confidently only after testing on real devices. However, managing your own device cloud with maximum coverage can be expensive. Similarly, having multiple browser versions across different OSes across different devices and hardware configurations can get really complex.

BrowserStack provides instant access to real devices (be it the latest iPhone or Samsung or Pixel device), browser combinations (we even have Firefox till version 105) and Operating Systems (iOS 16 or Android 13 – we have it all) at a click of a button.