smoke testing is test whether the build is installed 
properly or not and is ready for further major testing.

Sanity testing is carried after smoke testing to check 
whether the major functionality is working properly or not 
to proceed further testing.
for ex: when a build is passed the smoke test, the sainty 
test is conducted on it by just navigating to the hyper 
links,or major functional whether the links are opening 
properly or not.Here there is will be using more critical 
test cases for testing the Sanity testing.

Smoke testing:
To test the basic parts of the application whether it is
stable for major testing

Sanity testing :
To test the major functionalities of the application whether
it working properly or not


Murali
 
dharanmu@yahoo.com

Sanity and smoke testing, both are same. 

Somke testing done on Development phase before going to QA 
Environment.

Sanity Testing done in Testing Phase (QA) , when build came 
to QA Environment.

If i am wrong please correct me...

Sanity testing is useful for checking for the basic 
funanality of the application.

Smoke testing is useful for checking for the main 
funanality of the application.

hi rajeshwar rao 
  i think ur ans is  different from the process  actually 
said ...
 smoke is used to check the basic funtionality and sanity 
is used for major functionality.

Sanity test:

Sanity test is also called as test accesptance test and it 
it will be done to check whether the application is coming 
for testing full filling the requirements or not. which it 
supposed to have

Smoke testing:

Smoke tsting is conducted after  sanity testing, the 
purpose is whether there is any danger or smoke if we 
accept application for test.

Sanity test testing is done positive perception and smoke 
testing is done negative perception

sanity : to check the new build release is open or not 

smoke  : if the build is opened then major functionality 
will be check.

Smoke testing : 

 We can otherwise call it Horizontal/Breadth Testing.
 Here we check all the major functionalities of the AUT.

Sanity Testing:

It is known as Vertical/Depth testing.
Here we check the sub-functionalities of the major 
functionalities.

The difference between smoke and sanity testing is in smoke 
testing tester concentrate on the major functionality of 
the application whether it is working or not for further 
functionality. eg. build crash, environmental effect, 
networking etc..
where as in sanity testing basic functionalities are 
tested. eg. check boxes,radio buttons, text boxes, list 
boxes etc..

Sanity testing is testing the new version is working better 
than the previous version.
Smoke testing is running the application to know the flow & 
functionality of the application.

Sanity testing means whether the build is ready for further 
testing or not.
Somke testing means whether the build is ready for release 
or not.