我简单总结一下：
使用上没有任何区别,你把它当drawable用就好了。
但是用mipmap系统会在缩放上提供一定的性能优化。
Android 在 API level 17 加入了 mipmap 技术，对 bitmap 图片的渲染支持 mipmap 技术，来提高渲染的速度和质量。
mipmap 是一种很早就有的技术了，翻译过来就是纹理映射技术。android 中的 mipmap 技术主要为了应对图片大小缩放的处理，在android 中我们提供一个 bitmap 图片，由于应用的需要（比如缩放动画），可能对这个 bitmap 进行各种比例的缩小，为了提高缩小的速度和图片的质量，android 通过 mipmap 技术提前对按缩小层级生成图片预先存储在内存中，这样就提高了图片渲染的速度和质量。
api 中通过 Bitmap 的 public final void setHasMipMap (boolean hasMipMap) 方法可以让系统渲染器尝试开启 Bitmap 的 mipmap 技术。但是这个方法只能建议系统开启这个功能，至于是否正真开启，还是由系统决定。
res 目录下面 mipmap 和 drawable 的区别也就是上面这个设置是否开启的区别。mipmap 目录下的图片默认 setHasMipMap 为 true，drawable 默认 setHasMipMap 为 false。
官方介绍：
Mipmapping for drawables
Using a mipmap as the source for your bitmap or drawable is a simple way to provide a quality image and various image scales, which can be particularly useful if you expect your image to be scaled during an animation.
Android 4.2 (API level 17) added support for mipmaps in the Bitmap class—Android swaps the mip images in your Bitmap when you've supplied a mipmap source and have enabled setHasMipMap(). Now in Android 4.3, you can enable mipmaps for a BitmapDrawable object as well, by providing a mipmap asset and setting the android:mipMap attribute in a bitmap resource file or by calling hasMipMap().
应用场景：
If you know that you are going to draw this bitmap at less than 50% of its original size, you may be able to obtain a higher quality by turning this property on. Note that if the renderer respects this hint it might have to allocate extra memory to hold the mipmap levels for this bitmap.
一个应用实例：
Nexus 6
Screen
The Nexus 6 boasts an impressive 5.96” Quad HD screen display at a resolution of 2560 x 1440 (493 ppi). This translates to ~ 730 x 410 dp (density independent pixels).Check your assets
It has a quantized density of 560 dpi, which falls in between the xxhdpi and xxxhdpi primary density buckets. For the Nexus 6, the platform will scale down xxxhdpi assets, but if those aren’t available, then it will scale up xxhdpi assets.
Provide at least an xxxhdpi app icon because devices can display large app icons on the launcher. It’s best practice to place your app icons in mipmap- folders (not the drawable- folders) because they are used at resolutions different from the device’s current density. For example, an xxxhdpi app icon can be used on the launcher for an xxhdpi device.
res/
mipmap-mdpi/
ic_launcher.png
mipmap-hdpi/
ic_launcher.png
mipmap-xhdpi/
ic_launcher.png
mipmap-xxhdpi/
ic_launcher.png
mipmap-xxxhdpi/
ic_launcher.png # App icon used on Nexus 6 device launcher
Choosing to add xxxhdpi versions for the rest of your assets will provide a sharper visual experience on the Nexus 6, but does increase apk size, so you should make an appropriate decision for your app.
res/
drawable-mdpi/
ic_sunny.png
drawable-hdpi/
ic_sunny.png
drawable-xhdpi/
ic_sunny.png
drawable-xxhdpi/ # Fall back to these if xxxhdpi versions aren’t available
ic_sunny.png
drawable-xxxhdpi/ # Higher resolution assets for Nexus 6
ic_sunny.png
总结
这个实例总结一下是这样：
Nexus 6 有 493 ppi，它刚好在 xxhdpi和xxxhdpi之间，所以显示的时候需要对xxxhdpi的资源进行缩小，如果你用了mipmap-xxxhdpi,那么这里会对sclae有一个优化，性能更好，占用内存更少。所以现在官方推荐使用mipmap：
It’s best practice to place your app icons in mipmap- folders (not the drawable- folders) because they are used at resolutions different from the device’s current density.
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谷歌官方：
drawable/
For bitmap files (PNG, JPEG, or GIF), 9-Patch image files, and XML files that describe Drawable shapes or Drawable objects that contain multiple states (normal, pressed, or focused). See the Drawable resource type.
mipmap/
For app launcher icons. The Android system retains the resources in this folder (and density-specific folders such as mipmap-xxxhdpi) regardless of the screen resolution of the device where your app is installed. This behavior allows launcher apps to pick the best resolution icon for your app to display on the home screen. For more information about using the mipmap folders, see Managing Launcher Icons as mipmap Resources.
谷歌官方强烈建议使用 mipmap 装图片,但是这两段话对比，又有mipmap只是用来装启动图的，其他图片还是该装到drawable里面的意思。好吧，所以英文不好的小主我跪了！！！最终大boss告诉小主，图片放在drawable里面就好了。。