Tablet or Phone - Android

Question

Is there a way to check if the user is using a tablet or a phone? I\'ve got problems with my tilt function and my new tablet (Transformer)

Answer 1

Well, the best solution that worked for me is quite simple:

private boolean isTabletDevice(Resources resources) {   
    int screenLayout = resources.getConfiguration().screenLayout & Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_MASK;
    boolean isScreenLarge = (screenLayout == Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_LARGE);
    boolean isScreenXlarge = (screenLayout == Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_XLARGE);
    return (isScreenLarge || isScreenXlarge);
}

Used like this:

public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    [...]
    if (this.isTabletDevice(this.getResources()) == true) {
        [...]
    }
}

I really don't want to look at the pixels sizes but only rely on the screen size.

Works well as Nexus 7 (LARGE) is detected as a tablet, but not Galaxy S3 (NORMAL).