How to detect different devices by using media queries

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The next list of media queries are necessary to detect several devices (even in portrait and landscape orientation), thanks to CSS Tricks:

/* Smartphones (portrait and landscape) ----------- */
@media only screen and (min-device-width : 320px) and (max-device-width : 480px) {
/* Styles */
}
/* Smartphones (landscape) ----------- */
@media only screen and (min-width : 321px) {
/* Styles */
}
/* Smartphones (portrait) ----------- */
@media only screen and (max-width : 320px) {
/* Styles */
}
/* iPads (portrait and landscape) ----------- */
@media only screen and (min-device-width : 768px) and (max-device-width : 1024px) {
/* Styles */
}
/* iPads (landscape) ----------- */
@media only screen and (min-device-width : 768px) and (max-device-width : 1024px) and (orientation : landscape) {
/* Styles */
}
/* iPads (portrait) ----------- */
@media only screen and (min-device-width : 768px) and (max-device-width : 1024px) and (orientation : portrait) {
/* Styles */
}
/* Desktops and laptops ----------- */
@media only screen and (min-width : 1224px) {
/* Styles */
}
/* Large screens ----------- */
@media only screen and (min-width : 1824px) {
/* Styles */
}
/* iPhone 4 ----------- */
@mediaonly screen and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio : 1.5), only screen and (min-device-pixel-ratio : 1.5) {
/* Styles */
}

And this an extra:

Nowadays, Bootstrap is one of the most used CSS frameworks and it includes a responsive version called Bootstrap Responsive, you could download this from its official websiteBootstrap Responsive uses the next media queries in order to change the layout of your site:

@media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 979px) {
}
@media (max-width: 767px) {
}
@media (min-width: 1200px) {
}
@media (max-width: 480px) {
}
@media (min-width: 980px) {
}

Thanks for reading!

Be happy with your code

Alex Arriaga

 

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