Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import android.content.Context; import android.content.res.Resources; import android.util.DisplayMetrics; public class Main { /** * * This method converts device specific pixels to device independent * pixels. * * @param px A value in px (pixels) unit. Which we need to * convert into db * @param context Context to get resources and device * specific display metrics * @return A float value to represent db * equivalent to px value */ public static float px2dp(Context context, float px) { Resources resources = context.getResources(); DisplayMetrics metrics = resources.getDisplayMetrics(); float dp = px / (metrics.densityDpi / 160f); return dp; } }