You Must Know About Sensors In The Mobile Phone

When you are considering purchasing a new android phone or tablet or using android for a particular task, then you will need to ensure that the device supports the required sensors.

Smartphones today come with a wealth of sensors to facilitate a better user experience, provide apps with enhanced information about the world around the phone and provide robust and increased battery life.

OK. Let's talk about each of these sensors with details.

• Proximity Sensor

Detects when an object is near to the phone. Most commonly used to sense when a phone is held up to the users ear to turn off the display. This saves both battery life and prevents accidental screen touches.

• Accelerometer

The Accelerometer is used to provide you with directional movement(linear) of your mobile phone. You won’t get the tilting or lateral orientation with this sensor which is where the gyroscope comes into play. The Gyroscope will track any twist or rotation of the phone.

• Gyroscope Sensor

The Gyroscope will track any twist or rotation of the phone. This sensor need for Virtual Reality Applications.

• Digital compass

The digital compass is used in finding the North direction and is used in maps or navigation apps. Based on a sensor called the magnetometer.

• Barometer

The Barometer is used in measuring atmospheric pressure. In high-end phones, the barometer helps determine the phones’ height above sea level thus providing you with more accurate GPS information with instant altitude data.

• GPS sensor
  

The GPS (Global Positioning Sensor) is used for navigation purposes.

• Ambient light sensor
  

This sensor is used to help conserve the phone’s battery life by automatically setting the screen brightness in accordance to surrounding light.

•  Pedometer

The pedometer is used in calculating the steps you have taken and is predominately used in a number of health-related apps in the phone. 

•  Thermometer

The thermometer is used in measuring the temperature within the phone. In the event of over-heating, the phone will automatically turn itself off.

What Sensors Does Your Tablet/Smart Phone Have?

• You can find a list of the sensors supported by your phone or tablet using an App like Android Sensor Box or  CPU-Z.

Hope you gain some sort of knowledge about mobile phone sensors. Thank You!!!