The emulator provides almost all of the capabilities of a real Android device 8 GB of available disk space minimum (IDE + Android SDK + Android Emulator) 1280 x 800 minimum screen resolution Chrome OS For information on recommended devices and specifications, as well as Android Emulator support, visit v. The Android Emulator simulates Android devices on your computer so that you can test your application on a variety of devices and Android API levels without needing to have each physical device.