With that power, however, they offer more functionality than an Android device. They’re easier to use, they’re more powerful, and they’re a little less finicky. Now, why would you want to do that, exactly? It’s a well-known fact that computers are better than mobile devices. When you use an Android emulator on your computer, your computer is imitating the Android interface and operating system. Your iPhone looks at a Nintendo system that is able to run Pokemon, and it imitates it. A while ago, we ran an article on playing Pokemon on your iPhone. When you emulate something on a computer, you’re replicating another experience, and putting it on the computer. To emulate something is to imitate it, or match it as closely as you can. To answer this question, first we need to know what emulation is.