How do I select the right devices for Mobile App - Android

To Summarize, for choosing the mobile devices for testing, we should consider the geographical region, target audience, mobile operating system, popular devices, screen sizes and resolutions. As all these factors impact the overall mobile application usage which finally relates to business and app success

Overall, it is important to test the mobile applications and websites on a variety of mobile devices to ensure quality apps that work for all the users seamlessly.

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With mobile devices launching rapidly almost every month, we should also make sure that we consider the popular mobile devices for testing. By testing the mobile application/websites on popular devices, we can confirm that most of the users of the

respective popular device are seamlessly using it. This is also required to check for the compatibility of the application on different hardware and software configurations.

There are mobile devices with different Screen sizes and resolutions. While testing this should also be considered and tests should be written to check the display of the application screen on different screen sizes. All the icons, titles, fonts, characters, images, etc should be consistent across all the mobile devices.

If the visual integrity between different Screen sizes and resolutions is not correct, chances are people might lose interest in the application, providing a negative feedback on AppStore/PlayStore which might affect the overall app success.

In a word, research. Start with analyzing your target audience for the app being developed. Get an in-depth understanding of those users’ geographic locations, preferred devices, operating systems, and general preferences. This will allow QAs to streamline their activities in order to tailor the app for users’ needs and expectations.

In order to make an informed decision specific to your target audience, refer to your traffic stats and combine those insights with our Test on The Right Mobile Devices report—which compiles device usage data in different markets.

The decision of which devices to test on is usually in the hands of Business and Marketing teams (or the client). Goals defined by these teams help focus the product/testing team’s efforts in areas that will be most rewarding with the least effort.