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Android Build a Simple Android App with Java Creating the Screen Layout Setting Padding

Binyamin Friedman
Binyamin Friedman
14,615 Points
Posted by Binyamin Friedman
Binyamin Friedman
14,615 Points

dp vs. sp

What is the difference? When do you use one or the other? When I used them they produced the same results.

Timothy Adams
Timothy Adams
674 Points

A very general way of thinking about it is: SP -- Scale-Independent Pixels -- is relevant to the SIZE of the screen. DP -- Density-Independent Pixels -- is relevant to the RESOLUTION of the screen.

This doesn't explain everything about SP/DP, but it's a good general guideline.

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Jason Anders
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Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points

Hi Binyamin,

If you do a Google Search on this, you'll come up with many resource, like this Stack Overflow Thread.

Keep coding! :dizzy: