That would do nicely. But also consider getting a couple of older devices second hand if you can. It's good to try on things other than just jelly bean.
I tend to test on gingerbread (API 9) all the way to jelly bean (API 17) now. I think that encompasses the largest percentage of devices out in the wild.
I'm not a big fan of the emulator as a serious testing platform either
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