How can I check if it's a tablet? (both iOS and Android)

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I used to check if Screen.height was greater than 1024, but this doesnt work anymore since recent iPhones have 1136 and higher (and Android phones too)

How can I now check that the device is a tablet (or NOT a mobile phone)?

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Answer by NeverHopeless · Jul 31, 2015 at 01:55 PM

You may consume this function:

 //calculate physical inches with pythagoras theorem
 public static float DeviceDiagonalSizeInInches ()
 {
     float screenWidth = Screen.width / Screen.dpi;
     float screenHeight = Screen.height / Screen.dpi;
     float diagonalInches = Mathf.Sqrt (Mathf.Pow (screenWidth, 2) + Mathf.Pow (screenHeight, 2));
 
     Debug.Log ("Getting device inches: " + diagonalInches);
 
     return diagonalInches;
 }

and use it like:

 if(Application.platform == RuntimePlatform.Android && DeviceDiagonalSizeInInches() > 6.5f)
 {
 
     // Tablets
 }

Hope it helps!

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ez06 · Jul 31, 2015 at 01:59 PM 0

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Thanks for that!!

Cress7 · Jul 09, 2016 at 10:46 PM 0

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Sometimes it doesn't work.

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Answer by austinborden · Dec 27, 2019 at 03:22 PM

Through some beta testing on Android I've found there's at least one phone out there that gets reported as a tablet with this code, the OnePlus GM1913. Its screen is 1080x2340 at 380 dpi. To restrict this a bit more, I added an aspect ratio test. I'm not aware of any tablet that has an aspect ratio greater than 2:1. Using @NeverHopeless answer, add the aspect ratio check like this:

 var aspectRatio = Mathf.Max(Screen.width, Screen.height) / Mathf.Min(Screen.width, Screen.height)
 var isTablet = (DeviceDiagonalSizeInInches() > 6.5f && aspectRatio < 2f);

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Answer by kemar · Jul 31, 2015 at 01:30 PM

Hi,

You can use this:

 function Start () {
          if (Application.platform == RuntimePlatform.Android)
              print ("Android");
          else if(Application.platform == RuntimePlatform.IPhonePlayer)
              print("Iphone");
      }

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ez06 · Jul 31, 2015 at 01:31 PM 0

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Hi thanks for the response. But I'm asking how to check if it's a tablet, not it's platform.

How can I check if it's a tablet? (both iOS and Android)

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