In Symbian, it is recommended to use SVG icons for best quality icons and best scaling results.
Since Symbian^3, bitmap icon scaling has been improved. Good looking icons can be created by providing large icons (100x100, 150x150 or even 200x200 pixels).
The following tables describe the size of MIDlet icons in Series 40 and Symbian devices with different display resolutions:
| Device display resolution |
MIDlet icon in Applications menu (S60 3rd Edition and newer) |
MIDlet icon in Applications menu (Symbian releases before 3rd Edition) |
MIDlet icon in the Screen status pane |
MIDlet icon in the Active standby application list (S60 2nd Edition FP 2 and newer) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176x208 |
31x31 |
42x29 |
44x44 |
26x26 |
| 208x176 |
37x37 |
n/a |
44x44 |
26x26 |
| 208x208 |
53x53 |
n/a |
53x53 |
26x26 |
| 240x320 |
48x48 |
n/a |
60x60 |
36x36 |
320x240 |
48x48 |
n/a |
60x60 |
36x36 |
| 352x416 |
64x64 |
76x76 |
88x88 |
53x52 |
| 416x352 |
76x76 |
n/a |
88x88 |
53x52 |
| 360x640 |
88x88 |
n/a |
- |
- |
| 640x360 |
88x88 |
n/a |
- |
- |