I am using the code below and it's working fine on api 23 but not on another device on api 16(Jelly Bean) .
Style:
<style name="NavigationViewStyle">
<item name="android:textSize">20sp</item> <!-- menu item text size-->
<item name="android:listPreferredItemHeightSmall">40dp</item><!-- menu item height-->
</style>
And then, apply this style to NavigationView using app:theme
<android.support.design.widget.NavigationView
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app:theme="@style/NavigationViewStyle"
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</android.support.design.widget.NavigationView>