What's that sensor above the earpiece??

[Higgs1]

Its very noticeable on the White one, but not on the black......i'm curious to know what sensor that is since i dont' see it on my 3gs either


thanks for the info if anyone knows

 

[amann76]

front facing camera

 

[rorschach]

The thing above the earpiece is the 2nd mic for noise canceling.

The front-facing camera is to the left of the earpiece.

 

[MACis122]

he said above

 

[calderone]

It is where the other sensors are housed.

On the black one, they are masked by black. On the white, not so much. So instead of big black holes, they choose a grill to hide them.

 

[MACis122]

2nd mic for noise canceling.

i thought thats what the whole on the top near the headphone jack was

 

[bmms8]

wow, i might be mistaken.. but arent you both wrong haha?

 

[vizkiz]

front facing camera

2nd mic for noise canceling.

No and no.
The front facing camera is to the left of the earpiece.
The 2nd mic is the pinhole on the top of the phone.

To the OP: I have no idea what the sensor is for.

It is where the other sensors are housed.

On the black one, they are masked by black. On the white, not so much. So instead of big black holes, they choose a grill to hide them.

This sounds right. They had to move the sensors because of where the camera is. On the black one, they are hidden by the tint of the glass. The couldn't do that with the white one, so it appears they had to make a grill in the glass for it.

 

[saccento]

microphone? the gyro sensor?

 

[LoganT]

front facing camera

I think he's talking about the thing that's right above it, not to the side. But it's only noticeable to me on the white iPhone.

 

[Higgs1]

It is where the other sensors are housed.

On the black one, they are masked by black. On the white, not so much. So instead of big black holes, they choose a grill to hide them.

yeah i think you're right i didn't think about the camera placement and them having to move the sensors......kinda stands out alot on the white tho

 

[mackmgg]

No and no.
The front facing camera is to the left of the earpiece.
The 2nd mic is the pinhole on the top of the phone.

To the OP: I have no idea what the sensor is for.



This sounds right. They had to move the sensors because of where the camera is. On the black one, they are hidden by the tint of the glass. The couldn't do that with the white one, so it appears they had to make a grill in the glass for it.

Yeah, I think its the ambient light sensor and proximity sensor

 

[milk242]

It is where the other sensors are housed.

On the black one, they are masked by black. On the white, not so much. So instead of big black holes, they choose a grill to hide them.

Pretty sure it's this ^

The white color just can't be opaque enough to have the sensors work at all, while the black color can.