I work as a designer and need help figuring out the correct screen measurements for a design project. Our team is building mockups in Figma for an Android application that runs on Lenovo Tab M8 devices.
I’m having trouble getting the right pixel dimensions for my Figma artboard. The tablet specs show 1280x800px resolution with a 16:10 aspect ratio, but when I make a frame with those exact numbers in Figma, it appears much bigger than the actual device size.
Also, I need to match the text sizing from the existing app. The current application uses dp units instead of pixels for font measurements. I found online tools that can convert between dp and px, but I’m not sure what density classification this tablet falls under (LDPI, MDPI, HDPI, etc).
Anyone have experience working with this specific device or similar Android tablets in design tools? What pixel dimensions should I actually use in Figma to get an accurate representation?
i feel ya! i faced that too with tab mocks. figma displays sizes basd on your screen, so yeah, 1280x800 is massive. id suggest scaling down to 50% (640x400) or evn 320x200 for a more comfy workspace. and for dp to px, since tab m8 is mdpi, it’s straight 1:1. just remember to upscale stuff later for the devs!
Been there! Working with different device specs in Figma is such a pain when you’re scaling everything manually.
I got so tired of doing the math for each new device that I automated the whole thing with Latenode. Built a simple workflow that takes device specs, calculates the right Figma dimensions, and converts all the dp values to pixels based on density.
You’re spot on about the Tab M8 being MDPI. But skip the manual scaling to 640x400 and those conversion tables - my Latenode setup handles it automatically. It grabs device specs from a database, runs the calculations, and even updates Figma files through their API.
Saves me 30 minutes per project just on setup. And when clients change devices halfway through (which happens constantly), I just rerun the automation instead of starting over.
Biggest win? Everyone on the team gets identical dimensions and scaling factors.
The Lenovo Tab M8 has about 189 PPI, so it’s MDPI for Android dev - meaning 1dp = 1px. But yeah, using the full 1280x800 in Figma makes a huge artboard. I’d go with 640x400 pixels instead. You get a workable size while keeping that 16:10 ratio, and you can export higher res later if you need to. Since it’s MDPI, your dp to px conversion is easy - just 1:1. One thing though: when you’re working at that scaled-down size, remember to adjust font sizes. So 16dp text becomes 8px in your scaled artboard.
Tablet dimensions in Figma are such a pain. Don’t just scale down randomly - figure out what actually works for your monitor first. The Tab M8’s got an 8-inch diagonal, so do the math and see what feels right on your screen. I usually go for 60-70% of the real device size for comfortable editing. For the Tab M8, that’s around 480x300 pixels in Figma. You’re right about MDPI - it gives you that clean 1:1 dp to px ratio. Here’s something I wish I’d known earlier: build your master component library at whatever scale you’re working in, then duplicate everything to full res only when you export. Trust me, it’ll save you from endless inconsistencies and rework down the road.
Yeah, this is super common with tablet projects. The 1280x800 resolution makes huge artboards because Figma renders at your monitor’s pixel density, not the device’s. I always work at 25% scale for tablets like the Tab M8 - so 320x200 pixels in your Figma frame. Way more manageable and keeps the proportions right. The Tab M8 is MDPI (around 189 PPI), so your dp to pixel conversion is simple 1:1. I design everything at the scaled version, then create a separate full-res artboard when stakeholders need final reviews. Just document your 25% scaling factor clearly for devs so they don’t get confused.