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Ask HN: Choosing 5 Android handsets for QA purposes: Which 5?
Hey HN - if you were developing an Android app and had the opportunity to pick 5 Android handsets for QA purposes, which 5 would you choose?
I suppose you'd want to go with 5 Androids that represent some balance of covering as wide of a spectrum-representation as possible, while also representing the major families of Android (Galaxy S-series, Droid Razr?, etc...)
Thoughts? Which 5 do you go for?
- higherpurpose 12y agoNexus 5, Moto G, Galaxy S5 (I think these 3 are pretty mandatory), and the other two maybe a Sony and an LG (maybe even lower-end versions than the Moto G, especially resolution wise). If you want to target mainly the US market, I guess Sony isn't very popular there, so perhaps an HTC device instead.
- GFischer 12y agoMaybe a phablet and a "mini", lower resolution device? higherpurpose's point is very important, regarding which is your target market - it's VERY different to develop targeting the U.S. than, say, Latin America. Edit: I see your company is focused on managing "street crews" for campaigns, I guess first world then :) Apparently the best-sellers over there are: - Samsung Galaxy S III (> 30 million sold) - HTC One - Motorola DROID I second higherpurpose's recommendation of a Motorola Moto G (maybe instead of the DROID). I'd choose a 320 x 480 pixel device like Galaxy Mini 2 for South America, and maybe a 240 x 320 device like Galaxy Pocket which is the default "free" phone over here. Or, for the Indian market - I've heard they use a lot of local and Chinese brands over there, not necessarily lower specced but I've read about a lot of Mediatek-powered devices.
- swanson 12y agoIf you have an existing app, use the Google Play Dev Console to find the phones your existing users are using and consider buying the top 2-3. These sites are also helpful: http://choosedevice.com/ http://choosedevice.com/ http://www.handsetdetection.com/ http://www.handsetdetection.com/ My picks (with no context): Nexus 5 (straight from Google, use this as the gold standard), LG Optimus Fuel ($30 unlocked at Walmart, runs KitKat but has a tiny screen), Samsung Galaxy S4/5 (whichever is most popular), Samsung Galaxy S3 (still tons of those in the wild), and Kindle Fire 7" (covers tablet and FireOS).
- rahimnathwani 12y agoLG Optimus Fuel ($30 unlocked at Walmart, runs KitKat but has a tiny screen) Is this Straight Talk version unlocked? http://www.walmart.com/ip/Straight-Talk-LG-L34C-Optimus-Fuel-Android-Smartphone/36202741 http://www.walmart.com/ip/Straight-Talk-LG-L34C-Optimus-Fuel...