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yozhik
yozhik

Reputation: 5084

Difference between hdpi and large-hdpi?

Does anybody know the difference between hdpi and large-hdpi? mdpi and large-mdpi? large-mdpi and sw600dp?

http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html

Thanks.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1512

Answers (1)

paulsm4
paulsm4

Reputation: 121869

From the API documentation:

http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html

... two devices that both report a screen size of normal might have actual screen sizes and aspect ratios that are slightly different when measured by hand. Similarly, two devices that report a screen density of hdpi might have real pixel densities that are slightly different. Android makes these differences abstract to applications, so you can provide UI designed for the generalized sizes and densities and let the system handle any final adjustments as necessary.

Also note (same link):

Beginning with Android 3.2 (API level 13), these size groups are deprecated in favor of a new technique for managing screen sizes based on the available screen width

This is where "smallestWidth sw600dp" and friends come in:

http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html#DeclaringTabletLayouts

The main issue is "How can the Android API accomodate the wide range of devices with the minimum effort on the part of the developer?"

'Hope that helps

Upvotes: 2

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