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Asked: 2026-05-16T10:31:35+00:00

I am working on an application based on Galaxy S at the moment. I

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I am working on an application based on Galaxy S at the moment. I know that Galaxy S is 480 px wide and 800 px tall, but how much is that in DP?

Lets say if I want to have two Layout side by side, I’ll have them setting to 240 px. But how do I know what value I should use in DP unit?

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  1. Editorial Team

    The conversion of dip units to screen pixels is simple: pixels = dips * (density / 160). For example, on 240 dpi screen, 1 dip would equal 1.5 physical pixels. Using dip units to define your application’s UI is highly recommended, as a way of ensuring proper display of your UI on different screens.

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

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    I just had to used this. Using the DisplayMetrics.density returns only 0.75, 1 and 1.5. Use DisplayMetrics.densityDpi instead or change the math to pixels = dips * DisplayMetrics.density

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