DataPicker dialog window not showing properly in some emulator - android

In my application I am using Date picker dialog.During testing some emulator show date picker dialog properly but some emulator show the data picker dialog in properly.Can you explain whether this is a emulator problem or functionality problem as well as how to solve this problem.Thanks...
new DatePickerDialog(getSherlockActivity(), datePicker,
calendarTaskDate.get(Calendar.YEAR),
calendarTaskDate.get(Calendar.MONTH),
calendarTaskDate.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH)).show();
Here i enclosed the screen shot for both.
Emulator Name:
5.1" WVGA(480x800:mdpi),API level:17
Emulator Name:Nexus S(4.0",480x800:hdpi) API 12

Android's default DatePickerDialog's layout will be changed according to the API's based on its themes. For the different API's there is a different layout so if you have API below 8 it will be same as your first screenshot. As you go for higher API above 13 you will always get the different layout for your DatePickerDialog.
So Its not on our hand to maintain the same layout for DatePicker.

To me both images look ok.
If what you think is the problem is that the display is not the same it is simply due to the fact that in one emulator you use API 17 and in the other one API 12.
In those two API the look of the date picker is not the same.

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