Emulator vs Phone which one to rely on?

Question

I am almost done with my app..when i run it on the emulator ,at certain points, it is very slow and what i see is undesirable..when I run the same on my phone (xperia X8) it works fine. I really tried understanding why this is happening but of no avail! What should I do now? run some more tests and try optimizing or just release it in the market? Is what I am seeing expected? Any info will be appreciated

Answer 1

You really should buy as many Android phones as you can. You definitely should have one with a physical keyboard, one slate phone, and one for the lowest API you are supporting. Personally, I have G1, Droid, and Nexus S that I test my apps on. Its so much faster than the emulator and easier to use. Its also a better metric of how your app works due to it being on actual hardware.