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I need to test my app on an iPhone 3gs but I haven't the real device. My app contains several functions that requires a large amount of use of the CPU. If I test the app on the simulator by setting the device hardware as "iPhone", does It emulate also the real memory space of the iPhone 3GS? Can I rely in iPhone Simulator?

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  • It's a simulator, not an emulator. The simulator has many differences. This is an example where the simulator is not a good test. You need real devices for this type of testing. – rmaddy Feb 07 '13 at 18:31

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No. The simulator is not unconstrained and has the CPU/Memory of your computer.

Some more interesting differences here: iPhone device vs. iPhone simulator

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