Do mobile testing and mobile application testing differ in any way?

It depends upon the situational context. In certain scenarios, both mobile testing and mobile application testing are considered the same. In certain other scenarios, mobile testing is referred to as “Mobile device testing.”



What is Mobile device testing?

The quality of the mobile device is tested using this testing method. Both hardware and software of a mobile device is tested. Following are the different types of testing carried out on mobile devices.

Unit testing:

It is a testing phase where the developer usually tests testing of certain portions of the mobile device. It may contain mechanical testing, software testing and hardware testing.

Factory testing:

It is a sort of sanity check on mobile devices. It is conducted automatically to check that there are no defects brought by the assembling or manufacturing unit. Following are the key testing types that are included:

  • Mobile software compatibility testing

  • Mobile games testing

  • Protocol testing

  • Network testing

  • Signal receiving

  • Battery testing

  • Hardware testing

  • Mobile application testing.

 

What is Mobile application testing?

It is a testing method where mobile testing in qa is performed on mobile applications to ascertain their usability, consistency and functionality. The application that is built is ensured that it meets the user and business-specific requirements.

Following are the differences between mobile testing and mobile application testing:

Mobile testing

Mobile application testing

This includes testing both the software (factory software and operating system) and hardware of the mobile device

This includes testing the mobile application to ascertain the functionality, consistency and usability

The scope of testing is related to a specific mobile device type. For example, testing a ‘Moto smartphone’ would relate to hardware testing and it’s only for Moto phones

The scope of testing is for all mobile devices that have applications based on operating software. For example, a business application built exclusively for android would be tested across many possible android devices of various companies such as OnePlus, Nokia, Oppo, LG, Samsung etc.

The testing activity can be carried out both in manual and automated mode

The testing activity can be carried out both in manual and automated mode

Certification testing, Factory testing and unit testing are some of the types of mobile testing

Security testing, load testing, usability testing, interrupt testing, performance testing etc., are some of the types of mobile application testing

 

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