Huawei’s upcoming Honor Play 4 will apparently have an infrared camera that can be used as a thermometer. That’s according to an official teaser posted on Weibo, claiming that the device can be used to take the temperature of objects, people and animals without touching. While infrared sensors on phones have earlier been used to assist face unlock and for cool color filters, this is certainly a novel implementation of the technology, and an apt one during the pandemic.
Meanwhile, it’s worth noting that thanks to the US embargo on Huawei, the company still doesn’t have access to Google apps and services, which means that the Honor Play 4 is still likely to ship without popular apps like Google Maps, GMail and Chrome. It will also ship without the Play Store, which means users won’t have access to the millions of apps and games typically available on Android devices from other manufacturers.
