Last year Google made a decision that, in my mind, was pretty baffling. It added a temperature sensor onto the back of the Pixel 8 Pro that could record temperatures of humans and whatever surfaces take your fancy. That sensor was also included on the Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro XL with few, if any, changes.
The temperature sensor has always felt a little gimmicky to me, but I was curious to see how well it compared to the standalone thermal camera I own. The Flir One Edge Pro connects to any smartphone via Bluetooth, and detects temperatures using infra-red radiation.
