What Android device should we be using for QA
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Considerations:
- Device popularity among existing mobile web contributors
- Device popularity in "emerging communities" as defined by WMF [1]
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- Monthly non-bot mobile edits
- Distinct editors by country (not limited to a particular platform)
- Mobile OEM marketshare
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- Look at devices in regions; decide what device
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@Ryasmeen, let's use a Samsung Galaxy S8 as the Android device we use for testing.
It appears to be relatively popular in the countries where many contributors to the projects are based as well as among what have been defined as "Emerging communities."
The Samsung Galaxy S8 also seems to be the device used by other Foundation product teams: https://office.wikimedia.org/wiki/Engineering/Mobile/Testing_Devices
| Rank (monthly unique editors by country) [1] | Country | Device [2] | Market share |
| 1 | United States | Samsung Galaxy S8 | 2.98% |
| 1 | United States | Samsung Galaxy S9 | 2.95% |
| 2 | Germany | Samsung Galaxy S8 | 4.75% |
| 3 | India* | Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 | 3.22% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | Samsung Galaxy S8 | 4.75% |
| 5 | France | Samsung Galaxy S7 | 2.81% |
| 6 | Italy | Samsung Galaxy S8 | 2.29% |
| 7 | Japan | Sony Au Xperia XZ1 | 1.14% |
| 8 | Russia | Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 | 1.48% |
| 9 | Spain (most popular) | Huawei P8 Lite | 2.13% |
| 9 | Spain (2nd most popular) | Samsung Galaxy S8 | 1.97% |
| 10 | Brazil* (most popular) | Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime TV | 4.36% |
| 10 | Brazil* (2nd most popular) | Samsung Galaxy J5 | 3.11% |
| 11 | Canada (most popular) | Samsung Galaxy S8 | 5.37% |
| 11 | Canada (2nd most popular) | Samsung Galaxy A5 | 3.99% |
| 12 | Mexico* (most popular) | Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime | 4.05% |
| 12 | Mexico* (2nd most popular) | Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus | 1.46% |
*Defined as an "Emerging Community" here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Engagement/Defining_Emerging_Communities
- Superset: Editors by geo
- Device market share: https://deviceatlas.com/blog/most-popular-android-smartphones