Android SDK is a Simulator or Emulator?

Hi All,

This is a very general question which strikes in my mind.Android SDK comes up with the functionality where we can test our code before deoploying that on actual device.
Now as per the difference between Emulator and Simulator it should called a Simulator because it is a software.But on Android's official site developer.android.com they constantly used the term Emulator.I am confused which is correct?

Question is simple yet very important and worth to have a answer of it.

Hey Hardik after looking in the web for the differences i found the following definitions

Simulation is the use of modeling to create a controllable, representative stand in for a complex system. Simulations are, by definition, always incomplete

Emulation is the replacement of a real world device with an model at a well defined interface for the purposes of allowing controlled responses from the emulated real world device. The emulation is "complete" if all the interfaces are present, and the resulting observed behavior matches that of the real world device

So I guess when they at the developer site refer to it as Emulator they are right. What do you say??

-Zoheb

Yes.. I got the solid reason now .. Thanks

zoheb hassan wrote:
Emulation is the replacement of a real world device with an model at a well defined interface for the purposes of allowing controlled responses from the emulated real world device. The emulation is "complete" if all the interfaces are present, and the resulting observed behavior matches that of the real world device[/b]

So I guess when they at the developer site refer to it as Emulator they are right. What do you say??

-Zoheb

The "emulator" is widely known for being a simulator. It does not:
- come with device roms or known emulation for real world devices
- off phone or SMS support
- have the ability to open listening sockets for incoming requests

etc etc. It is not an emulator like mame. It's a simulator like the iPhone/iPad simulator.