New Phone with installed Infiray thermal sensor - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Feuerbard
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 15, 2023, 05:55:56 pm
content: https://youtu.be/9geq1jNLAMUhttps://youtube.com/shorts/8W3Iut4yoNE?feature=sharehttps://sl.aliexpress.ru/p?key=MlfTZMsLook like it has some msx-like modeOn sale now about 255$ with coupons and discounts

author: Fraser
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 16, 2023, 01:02:14 pm
content: An interesting phone and I am pleased to see that it is using the Infiray (IRAY) thermal imaging core. That core should produce decent images and a good frame rate if adequate system resources are available to its software application. The phone itself leaves me cold though. To my eyes it is plain ugly and who on earth thought it a good idea to put ‘sun’ symbols around the camera lenses ! That rear panel is too ‘Rice’ for my tastes. It was good to see that the camera survived the submersion test, though I would not want to risk doing that to my phones, no matter what they claim for water tolerance. Definitely rain proof though 👍There are users who want the thermal camera integrated into the phone for convenience and others who prefer a dongle format that may be transferred between different phones, such as when upgrading to a new model of phone. For an all-in-one phone, this unit looks pretty good value for money considering it contains an Infiray core. That said, it is not uncommon for such phones that come out of Asia to have little or no support. This can include bug fixes and firmware updates. Such a factor needs to be included in the purchasing decision. There is also the issue of the phones performance compared to named brands on the market. If you have a phone, you want it to be good at its primary role and the inclusion of the thermal imaging core is secondary and should not blind the buyer.I work a lot with ruggedised laptops, tablets and mobile phones. I also own a fair few ! When I hear a reviewer state that a rugged phone is the lightest ruggedised model he has seen, that rings some alarm bells for me on a budget phone. The whole process of ruggedizing a product sadly adds weight and some bulk. The designer is up against physics and kinetic energy so employs a rigid (often magnesium) chassis with plenty of buffer zones protecting the electronics. I have worked on light weight models from Asia that claimed to be ruggedised and found that all they were was a hard plastic shell with rubber areas either integrated into the hard plastic or stuck on the surface. True ruggedised designs they were not. A standard mobile phone or tablet with a common rugged / armour shell would be just as robust. Some buyers desire the rugged appearance for purely cosmetic appearances though and the cheap, light rugged phones and tablets coming out of Asia meet that need well. A real rugged phone or tablet is very expensive.I would happily use the phone referenced in this thread if it’s performance equalled that of my relatively modest Motorola Moto G62 with attached P2 Pro thermal camera. I would have to do something about the ‘trashy’ rear panel cosmetics though !Thank you for highlighting this interesting phone.it is good to see the Infiray thermal imaging cores making their way into more mobile phones. In my opinion, their performance exceeds that of the FLIR Lepton and Seek miniature cores.Finally, it’s name …. F-150 Raptor ….. why do I know that name ? Likely because it is the name of a rugged Ford Utility vehicle !Fraser