> and removing functional/useful sensors.
Are temperature and humidity really that useful? I know many Android phones have had them, but have they really be used? Do they really add much to the device?
Are temperature and humidity really that useful? I know many Android phones have had them, but have they really be used? Do they really add much to the device?
On a second note I produce an app (http://www.ullrlabs.com) for avalanche danger evaluation and knowing your ambient air temperature is one factor which is helpful in that process. Though I haven't yet tried to read that value on android phones for the app.
[1]See pressure altimeter calibration equation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altimeter
In the short term these new sensors will provide more benefits to the consumer, but to the majority they will be something you use 1 or 2 times then forget about.
If temperature were useful, then humidity would be as well because then you could calculate local humidex.
However, with the phone nearly always being transported so close to the body I really don’t see it being useful.