1. A dynamic content layout method for pervasive devices, the method comprising: obtaining display characteristics for a display of a host pervasive device; locating a layout mode of a plurality of layout modes corresponding to the obtained display characteristics, the layout mode referring to a content layout indicating a number of rows in the display of the host pervasive device each that are to be used to hold one or more panels of a graphical user interface (GUI) for the an application; arranging panels of a graphical user interface for the application in the host pervasive device according to the located layout mode; and, re-arranging the panels of the graphical user interface according to the located layout mode in response to a detecting a change in a dimension of the display of the host pervasive device matching a pre-defined dimensional transition ratio corresponding to the located layout mode, the transition ratio defining a relationship between a fixed width and fixed height of the display for which the change is detected.