On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 12:47 PM, Carlo Codega <sazi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Is there any numeric size about XLARGE screens? AFAIK there could be > smartphone devices with "xlarge" screens, or not? I don't see any > documentation which says that XLARGE screens are > 6 inches > > Does xlarge refer to the phisical size? or resolution?
Neither, though physical size is more relevant. Screen size, in terms of small/normal/large/xlarge, will be determined by device manufacturers based upon physical screen size and the distance that screen will be from the user. A phone is held closer to the user's eyes than is a tablet, and both are held closer to the user's eyes than is an LCD TV. At best, Google might come up with a size guideline per form factor -- 10" tablets are xlarge, for example. However, in the end, the device manufacturer will choose the value for the device. How the device manufacturer makes that choice, AFAIK, is up to the device manufacturer. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide to *Advanced* Android Development_ Version 1.9 Available! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
