Generic 8-inch Android tablet — 189 ppi, 160 dpi (mdpi)
An 8-inch 800×1280 tablet is the awkward middle ground of Android: too big for a phone layout, too small for a comfortable tablet one. Its low resolution and low ppi make it the least forgiving target for text-heavy designs.
| Brand | Generic |
| Released | 2019 |
| Panel resolution | 800 × 1280 px |
| Diagonal | 8 in |
| Diagonal in pixels | 1,509 |
| Physical ppi | 188.7 |
| Density bucket | mdpi (160 dpi) |
| Density source | Manufacturer's shipped density |
| Scale factor | 1.00× |
| 1 dp in px | 1.00 px |
| dp viewport | 800 × 1280 dp |
| Aspect ratio (short:long) | 8:5 |
| Nearest bucket to ppi | 160 dpi |
Density on the Generic 8-inch Android tablet
The density is in the mdpi range, so the scale factor is around 1×. A 16 sp text size renders at roughly 16 physical pixels, which on a low-ppi panel means visibly soft text compared with any modern phone.
What layout it actually gets
The logical width is around 600 dp, right at Android's tablet breakpoint. That makes this device a useful edge case: it can flip between layouts depending on window size and orientation.
Practical notes
If your layout breaks here, it is usually because you assumed a phone-width canvas. Add a sw600dp variant and test rotation, because this class of device is often used in landscape.
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Specifications last verified 2026-10-20. These are hardware values from the manufacturer's specification sheet; your device's reported density may differ if the ROM overrides it.