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How do i determine whether the page is opened using a tablet or a mobile phone, i get that you can check for iPhone, iPad, etc. but is there a more distinct identifier in determining whether the page was opened using mobile, or tablet?

I'm using this so i can get the width of the page, but if there is a more efficient way of getting the current width of the page, do let me know

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    stackoverflow.com/questions/6636306/mobile-browser-detection stackoverflow.com/questions/3817155/… Commented Dec 17, 2012 at 18:22
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    and if they're coming in using a google Nexus 10, which has a resolution of 2560x1600? That's far higher than my desktop monitors, yet one's mobile and one's not... Commented Dec 17, 2012 at 18:28
  • @MarcB true, how will you go around it then? Commented Dec 17, 2012 at 18:47
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    "mobile" is getting to be a pointless definition, since your average "about a year old" smartphone has screens with higher resolution than your average cheapie "good enough for grandma" desktop machine. mobile v.s. "full" made sense when mobile meant a dinky 150x300 screen viewing via WAP. Commented Dec 17, 2012 at 19:06

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See http://php.net/manual/en/function.get-browser.php You may need some JavaScript to get the dimensions of the viewport.

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what kind of javascript function would i need to know for this?
See java-samples.com/showtutorial.php?tutorialid=1015 And there may be something good in jQuery.

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