OSLO, NORWAY: Elliptic Labs (OSE: ELABS) has launched the AI Virtual Proximity Sensor INNER BEAUTY® on the HONOR 80GT smartphone. The HONOR 80GT is being launched for the Chinese market.
Elliptic Labs’ partner Qualcomm is driving the HONOR 80GT with its Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset. The contract for this launch was beforehand introduced by Elliptic Labs.
“Elliptic Labs and HONOR have had a solid collaboration leading to commercially and critically profitable smartphones that includes our innovative AI Virtual Proximity Sensor INNER BEAUTY,” said Laila Danielsen, CEO of Elliptic Labs.
“The HONOR 80GT is HONOR’s newest device to take benefit of how our AI Virtual Smart Sensor PlatformTM enables smartphone makers to supply devices that are smarter, greener, and extra human-friendly.”
Elliptic Labs’ AI Virtual Proximity Sensor detects when a user holds their phone as much as their ear throughout a call, permitting the smartphone to show off its show and disable its screen’s contact functionality.
This retains the user’s ear or cheek from triggering undesirable actions throughout the call, such as hanging up or dialing numbers. Turning off the screen additionally helps preserve battery life.
Proximity detection is a core functionality that’s utilized in all smartphones, however Elliptic Labs’ AI Virtual Proximity Sensor is a unique, software-only solution that delivers robust proximity detection with out the necessity for a devoted hardware sensor.
By changing hardware sensors with software program sensors, the AI Virtual Proximity Sensor reduces device cost and eliminates sourcing risk.