Owners of Xiaomi smartphones know firsthand about the incorrect operation of the proximity sensor. This problem accompanies the devices of the Chinese brand for more than a year. A few months ago, Xiaomi assured that it would finally do away with faulty proximity sensors at the hardware level, and there was hope for users to change the supplier. However, it turned out that the recently launched Redmi Note 11 series of smartphones on the international market will continue to be equipped with proximity sensors from the Norwegian company Elliptic Labs, which caused many devices to malfunction.
A press release has appeared on the official website of Elliptic Labs, confirming the cooperation of the sensor developer with Xiaomi. Xiaomi said last year that it would be abandoning the Elliptic Labs solution in favor of Minhao Sensing products. But in a period of shortage of components and the need to optimize costs, the company decided to equip new smartphones with problematic sensors and took this step consciously in order to avoid raising the prices of its devices.
“Xiaomi is kicking off this year by rolling out our AI-based virtual proximity sensor to four smartphone models (Redmi Note 11, Note 11S, Note 11 Pro and Note 11 Pro 5G). Replacing hardware sensors with Elliptic Labs AI Virtual Smart Sensor Platform software enables cost-optimized innovation and solutions that are safer for humans and the environment, while eliminating current supply chain risks,” Elliptic Labs said in a statement.
In this situation, consumers can only hope that the virtual proximity sensor with artificial intelligence Elliptic Labs will correctly cope with its task.
Source: Trash Box
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