Despite being a sensor that does not come in every mobile phone, infrared has been gaining prominence in specific manufacturers and models. Having it is giving the same smartphone some interesting features, such as making our terminal an optional remote for our television.
We present a total of six devices, being The best mobile phones with infrared sensors and each of them implement Android in terms of operating system. Among the high-end terminals are Huawei P50 Pro, it is one of those that arrive with this recognized sensor, which works, as in the others.
Xiaomi 12 Pro
It is one of the phones that have chosen to include a large number of features, including one of the sensors that does not appear in some terminals. The infrared sensor is very useful., including that of becoming a remote control, connecting to another phone, even being used in specific games.
Xiaomi 12 Pro decides to mount a 6,73-inch screen AMOLED LTPO type, 120 Hz refresh rate, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection and a 4.600 mAh battery with 120W fast charging. The processor is a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, 12 GB of LPDDR5 RAM and storage that reaches precisely 256 GB.
One of the elements where it stands out mainly is in the triple rear camera, which are 3 50 megapixel sensors, the one in front is 32 megapixels and mounts a fingerprint reader under the screen. The price of this model is specifically almost 800 euros, a really competitive price considering its hardware.
Huawei P50 Pro
One of Huawei's latest releases, the P50 ProIt is one of the smartphones that promises good performance with an upgrade over the previous model, the P40 Pro, which are flagships. This phone comes with important hardware, including the well-known infrared sensor for use in different facets.
This phone mounts a 6,6-inch OLED panel with a Full HD + resolution, a refresh rate that reaches 120 Hz and its resolution is 1.228 x 2.700 pixels. Regarding RAM and storage options, we can choose between 8/12 GB memory and a storage that goes from 128 to 256 GB.
As if that were not enough, this terminal installs a 4.360 mAh battery with a fast charge that increases compared to that of the P40 Pro, which was 40W, now it goes up to 66W, while wireless charging is 50W. The price of this phone is approximately 823 euros. It is the 8/256 GB version.
Redmi 10C
The economic range of Redmi bets on this sensor in a model that has decided to be implemented For those people who do not need high power. The infrared sensor is not the only thing that stands out, it also installs a 6,71-inch IPS LCD screen with a resolution that stays in HD +, in addition to a resolution of 1.650 x 720 pixels as the main base of this mobile phone .
Bet on the Snapdragon 680 processor, it is a high-performance chip that will give a lot to this terminal and to the users who use it. Among other things, it installs 4 GB LPDDR4X as the main baseIn terms of storage, the user has two options, which are 64/128 GB with a UFS speed, with the option of expanding to 1 TB if desired.
The autonomy of this smartphone increases to a day and a half in normal use, thanks to the included battery that is 5.000 mAh with a fast charge of 18W. The operating system is Android 11 with the MIUI 13 layer, with the option to upgrade to at least one version of Android if you want. The price is approximately 149,90 euros.
Little M4 Pro 5G
Within the POCO series, one of the models that have opted for infrared is the Poco M4 Pro 5G, a model that has high hardware despite having it for a while. Among its main assets, it comes with an 810-core MediaTek Dimensity 8 chip, 4/6 GB of PDDR4x RAM with Dynamic RAM and 64/128 GB storage.
The panel is a 6,6-inch IPS LCD with a refresh rate of 120 Hz (Full HD +), with a significant 5.000 mAh battery that comes with a 33W fast charge implemented. Integrates facial unlocking next to the side by fingerprint. The price of the Poco M4 Pro 5G is around 207 euros based on 4/64 GB.
Honor Play 40
Despite entering the entry-level segment, the Honor Play 40 It is a device that opts for infrared, in addition to few important components. This model also has extensive connectivity, such as 5G, WiFi 802.11 ac, Bluetooth 5.1, FM radio, 3,5mm headphone jack and USB-C.
It incorporates a Mediatek Dimensity 700 processor that provides a 5G connection, as well as 6/8 GB as RAM memory and storage that comes in two options, which are 128/256 GB. The battery of this phone is 6.000 mAh, the charge is fastIn addition, an important element is the mentioned IR, as well as that it comes with Magic UI 6.1 with Android 12.
It comes with a 50-megapixel main camera, the sensor is 2-megapixel, being of depth, the front sensor, the one known as selfie is 5 megapixels. The price of this phone is around 179 euros in its base model, while it rises a bit if you want to incorporate maximum memory and storage.
Huawei Nova 9 SE
One of the upper-middle-range phones from Huawei that bets on the infrared sensor is the Huawei Nova 9 SE, a device that mounts a 6,78-inch panel. It falls within the middle because it bets on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 as a processor, 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB storage (expandable).
Four sensors on the back, one is 108-megapixel, the second is an 8-megapixel wide-angle, the third is a 2-megapixel macro, and the fourth is a 2-megapixel depth sensor. The price of this phone is around 333 euros approximate.
