Back in the day, IR blasters were a common feature on Android phones. Samsung and HTC popularized this technology and it let you do all kinds of cool stuff like control your TV, air conditioner, and ...

The cameras could be better at low light, but the tradeoff in having a phone under $500 with an IR blaster can't be overlooked. Read our full OnePlus 13R review. This is one of those cases where ...

The Tensor G6 chip is expected to support the new IR camera system, potentially matching Apple’s planned under-display Face ID technology for 2026. As bezels on phones became smaller ...

Besides various gestures, the IR cameras provided a way to unlock the phone securely. But Google dumped the feature the next year due to its limited usefulness. While all recent Pixel phones ...

When not testing the latest phones, he can normally be found ... Then I had a different idea: Convert it to shoot images in infrared. Converting a camera to shoot infrared means the sensor ...