Android Icon Sizes

Android Icon Sizes

Android devices use the following screen pixel densities:
Low - ldpi - 120 dpi
Medium - mdpi - 160 dpi
High - hdpi - 240 dpi
Extra high - xhdpi - 320 dpi
Extra Extra high - xxhdpi - 480 dpi

Because each icon is required in multiple sizes to support different densities, the official design guidelines refer to the icon dimensions in  dp  (density-independent pixels) units, which are based on the pixel dimensions of a medium-density (MDPI) screen. 

To create an icon for different densities, you should follow the 1.5:2:3:4:6 scaling ratio between these screen densities (low, medium, high, x-high, and xx-high). For example, consider that the size for a launcher icon is specified to be 48x48 dp. This means the baseline (MDPI) asset is 48x48 px, and the high density (HDPI) asset should be 1.5x the baseline at 72x72 px, and the x-high density (XHDPI) asset should be 2x the baseline at 96x96 px, and the xx-high density (XXHDPI) asset should be 3x the baseline at 144x144 px, and the low density (LDPI) asset should be at 36x36 px. 

Note:  Normally you don't need to create custom assets for low density screens because Android effectively down-scales your HDPI assets by 1/2 to match the expected size.

Launcher

Use a distinct silhouette. Three-dimensional, front view, with a slight perspective as if viewed from above, so that users perceive some depth. 

Launcher icons for Android Market must be 512x512 pixels.

Action Bar

Generally you should use an optical square inside full PNG images to draw objects and do not use a space between the optical square and icon borders.

The following table shows sizes of interface icons in pixels

Density	Launcher	Menu	Action Bar	Status Bar and Notification	Tab	Pop-up Dialog and List View	Small and Contextual
ldpi	36x36 px	36x36 / 24x24 px	24x24 / 18x18 px	18x18 / 16x16 px	24x24 / 22x22 px	24x24 px	12x12 / 9x9 px
mdpi	48x48 px	48x48 / 32x32 px	32x32 / 24x24 px	24x24 / 22x22 px	32x32 / 28x28 px	32x32 px	16x16 / 12x12 px
hdpi	72x72 px	72x72 / 48x48 px	48x48 / 36x36 px	36x36 / 33x33 px	48x48 / 42x42 px	48x48 px	24x24 / 18x18 px
xhdpi	96x96 px	96x96 / 64x64 px	64x64 / 48x48 px	48x48 / 44x44 px	64x64 / 56x56 px	64x64 px	32x32 / 24x24 px
xxhdpi	144x144 px	144x144 / 96x96 px	96x96 / 72x72 px)	72x72 / 66x66 px	96x96 / 84x84 px	96x96 px	48x48 / 36x36 px

Note:  the first icon dimension in table cell is full asset size, the second icon dimension is optical square. Dimension values are in pixels. 

 Official guidelines