The best J2ME MIDlet icon size settings

September 10th, 2007 Posted in J2ME / JavaME, Java, Mobile Software, Tips, Tricks, Guide, newbie

Although not required, It is nice to include icon in your MIDlet distribution as it give a unique feeling to your mobile application. The only problem is different device seems to have different icon sizes requirements for tJ2ME MIDlet.

The Ideal Icon size guidelines for different mobile device
Here is the icon size guideline for different devices

Nokia

  • Series 40 - 128x160=24x24, 208x208=46x46, 240x320=46x48
  • S60 1st and 2nd - 176x208=42x29, 352x416=76x76
  • S60 3rd - 176x208=31x31, 208x176=37x37, 352x416=76x76, 240x320=53x53/55x55, 320x240=52x52/54x54, 208x208=37x37
  • N90/N95 : 84x58

Samsung & Sony Ericsson
Most Samsung phone accept 16x16, 32x32 icon size

Motorola
15x15, 16x16, 32x32

Most phone seems to accept 8bit-depth color for MIDlet icons, except Nokia S60 3rd edition which seems display 24bit icon quite well.

Note that most of this figure are based on experiments and observation on different phone models.

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5 Responses to “The best J2ME MIDlet icon size settings”

  1. Jason Delport's Mobile Observations Says:

    October 8th, 2007 at 10:39 am

    from Nokia is asking about the most interesting mobile technology blogs. Wendong Li was kind enough to mention this blog and I saw the referrer information in my stats. I found some gems in Wendong’s list. Including the blog post below.Mobilepit Blog: Best Java ME Midlet Icon Sizes.[IMG]



  2. Harishankar Says:

    September 25th, 2007 at 2:15 pm

    Any specific recommendations for LG and siemens? Meanwhile thanks for your valuable information.



  3. The best J2ME MIDlet icon size settings : Techocracy.Net Says:

    October 5th, 2007 at 4:54 am

    [...] Although not required, It is nice to include icon in your MIDlet distribution as it give a unique feeling to your mobile application. The only problem is different device seems to have different icon sizes requirements for tJ2ME MIDlet. The Ideal Icon size guidelines for different mobile device Here is the icon size guideline for different devices [...] View more detail at: http://mobilepit.com/09/the-best-j2me-midlet-icon-size-settings.html [...]



  4. PTViewerME2 Tutorial - Part 3 « This week in panospace Says:

    July 17th, 2008 at 3:03 pm

    [...] or even convention for the icon’s size. It varies from manufacturer to manufacturer. The ideal size varies and depends from the targeted cellphone. For best compatibility, try 16×16 pixels. Your [...]



  5. Aniki Says:

    October 8th, 2008 at 10:11 pm

    Thanks. Been looking for this. I’m trying to modified the icon for opera 4.1 because it’s sucks when i installed the default icon. About 6 hours tried varied size with an symmetric size, from 60×60 to 250×250 but still unsatisfied with the result from it. Then I tried your suggestion and… Wallaah…. it work’s!! Thank you so much.



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