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Smartphones' power, or lack thereof
- onion2k 11y agoI really don't like it when people say things like "You should test on a low spec device because they're so cheap!" Yes, you definitely should test, but the cost of the hardware is irrelevant. It's the cost of a QA person and a developer's time that's the majority of what you'll pay. You can buy a low-end Android phone for $50, but that'll only buy you about a couple of hours of time with QA, or an hour of a developer to fix any issues that are found (because testing is only half the story, you also need to fix problems). If you have a complex website you're looking at many thousands of dollars in time to test, regardless of the devices you're targeting. The fact you can buy a cheap phone for $50 means nothing.
- nod_ 11y agoMy complaint was about articles doing benchamrks and not testing on cheap smartphones. I didn't say anywhere that you should add a device to your formal QA process. I mean you probably should but getting a phone and doing the testing for yourself on the project you're working on is what I meant. Which is why I talk about solidarity and highlight the fact that it's cheap. Because it's a personal thing. If you integrate it in the QA process cost doesn't matter, you're right.