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Kamilski81
Kamilski81

Reputation: 15117

Which screen size and density should I design Android for?

I've been doing some reading on 4-screen sizes, and 4-densities for Android screen size suppor. I want to get a quick prototype app up and running. Is there any type of strategy for this or should I just (based on device size+density mostly used %'s) design for the normal screensize with med+high+xhigh dpi? Is there a best practice here?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 610

Answers (1)

Padma Kumar
Padma Kumar

Reputation: 20041

//start design for MDPI first

Baseline phone  mdpi    320x480

from that you can increase you drawables as 1.5 for HDPI and 2 for XHDPI

TVDPI it will scale automatically by using HDPI assets. 213/160 =1.33

Ref here: 

 1. Use wrap_content, fill_parent, or dp units when specifying
    dimensions in an XML layout file.
 2. Do not use hard coded pixel values in your application code
 3. Do not use AbsoluteLayout (it's deprecated) 
 4. Supply alternative bitmap drawables for different screen densities

Upvotes: 2

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