AFAIK, iPhone SDK includes a simulator not an emulator, which means it uses native x86 code and not an ARM emulator.
Additionally, iPhone simulator probably doesn't need to start the vritualized kernel, but uses hosts kernel features to create a sandbox for testing iPhone apps. Both things contribute to iPhone development being significantly faster. I wish google did something like this for Android 3.0. Vedran On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 10:00 PM, Sari <sarihi...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a fairly fast machine, and I boot into Windows 7 or Mac OS > depending on which work I need to do. > > When I start the Android emulator it takes around 2-3 minutes and its > sluggish when its ready. However, the iPhone emulator in Mac OS takes > around 10 seconds at most and its very smooth when its ready. > > Why is that? Is it something we will continue to see in the future or > will this be resolved in the future? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
