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Which Android tablets can I use to test heavy Javascript web applications?

I need to develop a heavy web client application that runs on Android tablets. It should work with the default browser and possibly as a PhoneGap application. So I need a tablet for testing.

I used to have a really bad experience with Android browsers . My HTC Desire Z does not show JavaScript exceptions in Android LogCat. If an exception occurs, it simply dies silently, and there is no way to say what caused the exception.

So, what Android tablets are known to show exceptions? The stack trace will be awesome, but my expectations are not very high.

I know that console.log messages can be read using weinre or jsconsole , but only those who cannot handle exceptions.

In short, I just want someone to confirm that you can see messages about non-displayable JavaScript exceptions in the default browser on device X.

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Ok, now I can confirm this on two devices. Asus Transformer TF101 (Andoid 3.2.1) and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10 "P7500XXKG7 (Android 3.1) writes Javascript forecasts in adb logcat!

The following log entry

E/browser ( 1245): Console: Uncaught Error: mn virhe http://jsbin.com/ihirut:23

Fine!

But when it comes to using Javascript for heavy web applications, these two tablets suck a great time! Both seem to have a huge performance regression in HTML Canvas performance. My HTC Desire Z phone, which has a much slower processor and has an older version of webkit in the browser, is much faster than these tablets!

It seems that Google or manufacturers have screwed up hardware acceleration. Further information here:

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=17458

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1213087

You can get around this problem by using Phonegap, which currently does not support hardware acceleration.

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If I understood your question correctly, you were looking for a tablet with those exceptions in it. I know this from my friend who has the same problem on some kind of heavy javascript. Hes uses the Acer Iconia A500.

Hope this was what you were looking for. For debugging, I refer to this post: Hidden tool for debugging Android browser

A good day

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The Opera browser said that it has cross-device debugging, perhaps it is suitable for debugging.

Opera Dragonfly 1.1 Opera Dragonfly

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