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Noel Gonzalez
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 5,130 PointsAndroid UI design
Hello everyone!
Does anyone know of any resources for Android UI design?
Why does the UI design require a higher resolution than iOS?
The PNG files will export from Photoshop at 72dpi.
3 Answers
Jacob Bergdahl
29,119 PointsAndroid phones come in all sizes and resolutions, all the way from ldpi to xxxhdpi. Look up design on the android developer pages.
This is the standard resolutions for the Android devices (in px):
LDPI: 240 x 360,
MDPI: 320 x 480,
TVDPI: 426 x 639,
HDPI: 480 x 720,
XHDPI: 640 x 960,
XXHDPI: 960 x 1440,
XXXHDPI: 1280 x 1920,
More resources: http://density.brdrck.me/, http://www.google.com/design, http://developer.android.com/design/index.html, http://romannurik.github.io/AndroidAssetStudio/
Noel Gonzalez
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 5,130 PointsJacob,
I get the screen resolution part. What I don't understand is why the high dpi resolution.
Jacob Bergdahl
29,119 PointsThe XXXHDPI is supposed to be used with 4K TV's, which have extremely high resolutions.
Noel Gonzalez
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 5,130 PointsI get that but the PNG files are exported from Photoshop at 72dpi.
I'm just trying to understand if the PNG files are suppose to be exported from Photoshop at a higher dpi resolution and how?
Thanks for your feedback BTW!