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Android has this document where they define thee terms for screen size, and pixel density such as screenSize="small", "ldpi". Here is the link to that document:

https://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens-distribution

Here is the section of definitions:

<manifest ... >
    <compatible-screens>
        <!-- all small size screens -->
        <screen android:screenSize="small" android:screenDensity="ldpi" />
        <screen android:screenSize="small" android:screenDensity="mdpi" />
        <screen android:screenSize="small" android:screenDensity="hdpi" />
        <screen android:screenSize="small" android:screenDensity="xhdpi" />
        <!-- all normal size screens -->
        <screen android:screenSize="normal" android:screenDensity="ldpi" />
        <screen android:screenSize="normal" android:screenDensity="mdpi" />
        <screen android:screenSize="normal" android:screenDensity="hdpi" />
        <screen android:screenSize="normal" android:screenDensity="xhdpi" />
    </compatible-screens>
    ...
    <application ... >
        ...
    <application>
</manifest>

But, I don't know the specific integer values for "small" screen size, "normal" screen size, ldpi, mdpi, hdpi, xhdpi from that document. Can anyone please tell me the integer values of these terms ?

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Dropping android:screenDensity="ldpi" into the site search at the official Android development site gives the screen densities reference as the second hit which in turn provides the table for the pixel densities qualifiers

Table 1. Configuration qualifiers for different pixel densities.

Density qualifier Description
ldpi Resources for low-density (ldpi) screens (~120dpi).
mdpi Resources for medium-density (mdpi) screens (~160dpi). (This is the baseline density.)
hdpi Resources for high-density (hdpi) screens (~240dpi).
xhdpi Resources for extra-high-density (xhdpi) screens (~320dpi).
xxhdpi Resources for extra-extra-high-density (xxhdpi) screens (~480dpi).
xxxhdpi Resources for extra-extra-extra-high-density (xxxhdpi) uses (~640dpi).
nodpi Resources for all densities. These are density-independent resources. The system does not scale resources tagged with this qualifier, regardless of the current screen's density.
tvdpi Resources for screens somewhere between mdpi and hdpi; approximately 213dpi. This is not considered a "primary" density group. It is mostly intended for televisions and most apps shouldn't need it—providing mdpi and hdpi resources is sufficient for most apps and the system will scale them as appropriate. If you find it necessary to provide tvdpi resources, you should size them at a factor of 1.33*mdpi. For example, a 100px x 100px image for mdpi screens should be 133px x 133px for tvdpi.

Dropping screen android:screenSize="small" into a general web search brought me to Alvin Alexander's blog post on Android screen sizes, with the following info:

  • xlarge screens are at least 960dp x 720dp
  • large screens are at least 640dp x 480dp
  • normal screens are at least 470dp x 320dp
  • small screens are at least 426dp x 320dp

Or with more digging at the Android dev site, you can find the same info here about a third of the way down (or search that same page for SCREENSIZE_SMALL).

Most of this information is also available in the Stack Overflow post Android splash screen image sizes to fit all devices.

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  • \$\begingroup\$ I know that dpi means dot per inch. Can you please explain what dp stand for ? Thanks. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Dec 20, 2022 at 21:27
  • \$\begingroup\$ dp is defined & explained in the screen densities reference doc linked near the top of the answer. I'll see about making an edit summarizing that info, but in the mean time, refer to the documentation as it gives an example, illustration & conversion formula. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Dec 20, 2022 at 22:03
  • \$\begingroup\$ Here is the definition: px = dp * (dpi / 160). Here is the link to an answer from StackOverflow: stackoverflow.com/questions/21144388/… \$\endgroup\$ Commented Dec 22, 2022 at 2:35

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