from:http://alvinalexander.com/android/how-to-determine-android-screen-size-dimensions-orientation
Display display = getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay();
String displayName = display.getName(); // minSdkVersion=17+
Log.i(TAG, "displayName = " + displayName);
// display size in pixels
Point size = new Point();
display.getSize(size);
int width = size.x;
int height = size.y;
Log.i(TAG, "width = " + width);
Log.i(TAG, "height = " + height);
// pixels, dpi
DisplayMetrics metrics = new DisplayMetrics();
getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getMetrics(metrics);
int heightPixels = metrics.heightPixels;
int widthPixels = metrics.widthPixels;
int densityDpi = metrics.densityDpi;
float xdpi = metrics.xdpi;
float ydpi = metrics.ydpi;
Log.i(TAG, "widthPixels = " + widthPixels);
Log.i(TAG, "heightPixels = " + heightPixels);
Log.i(TAG, "densityDpi = " + densityDpi);
Log.i(TAG, "xdpi = " + xdpi);
Log.i(TAG, "ydpi = " + ydpi);
// deprecated
int screenHeight = display.getHeight();
int screenWidth = display.getWidth();
Log.i(TAG, "screenHeight = " + screenHeight);
Log.i(TAG, "screenWidth = " + screenWidth);
// orientation (either ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE, ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT)
int orientation = getResources().getConfiguration().orientation;
Log.i(TAG, "orientation = " + orientation);