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A simulator is software appearing on a computer that acts like the target environment. A browser that is the same size and the same official standards as the target browser, but not the actual code the target device is running. An emulator is running the actual code, so from a technical perspective you can have confidence in the fidelity.

[edit] Emulators - Web

• dotMobi Online Emulator - focus on common phones; likely to be a simulator not emulator

• Nokia Browser Simulator - generic Nokia phone and gateway

• Openwave Phone Simulator - Openwave's simulator (probably actually an emulator)

• Opera Mini Simulator - Opera's J2ME browser

• BlackBerry Simulator - multiple different BlackBerry emulators

• Yospace SmartPhone Emulator - displays multiple phone instances at the same time but may not have the best fidelity to actual devices

[edit] Emulators - Apps

[edit] Full Design Suites

• MIDS - flow charts, navigation, wireframes, rendering, and even a physical test device