Take the 2-minute tour ×  The Android emulator is a bit
sluggish. For some devices, like the Motorola Droid and the
Nexus One, the app runs faster in the actual device than the
emulator. This is a problem when testing games and visual
effects.  How do you make the emulator run as fast as possible?
I've been toying with its parameters but haven't found a
configuration that shows a noticeable improvement yet.
share|improve this question all my apps run faster on the device
–  user132014 Apr 18 '10 at 15:07 It's funny because the iPhone
simulator is exactly the opposite. The apps run slower on the
device. In most cases I prefer a slower emulator, because it
stimulates you to improve your app, but sometimes you just want
to see it work like it does in a real device. –  hpique Apr 18
'10 at 15:14 It's possible to make it run MUCH faster aka
normally by using VirtualBox - see
stackoverflow.com/a/6058689/40961 –  David d C e Freitas Feb 4
'12 at 8:43 Possible duplicate of Slow Android emulator. – 
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