Q: What is the difference between Standard and Full versions in Android SDK?
A: The SDK package includes two versions of the native libraries: Standard and Full.
In order to help our customers to create applications with a smaller file size, the standard version omits the following rarely used features (which are present in the Full version):
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Convert, Optimizer, Redactor, Stamper and Flattener classes;
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PDF/A validation/conversion;
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Converting PDF pages to TIFF and PNG formats (ie, PDFDraw will not work when using these formats).
If your app needs any of the above features, then you should use the Full version, otherwise you can use the Standard one. Also, rendering speed and quality are the same for both versions of the library.
More info can be also be found in our blog: http://blog.pdftron.com/2013/08/09/getting-started-with-android/