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Apple iPhone 6 to iPhone The 6 Plus brings a completely new sensor, which is the barometer. Overall, it iPhone It offers an accelerometer, compass, gyroscope and, newly, a barometer. The data from all these sensors is processed by the M8 coprocessor, which then sends the evaluated data to the main processor. Apple A8. Thanks to the barometer, it can iPhone determine the altitude you are currently at, which allows specialized fitness apps to evaluate how difficult your workout was. For example, if you ran the entire workout on an oval, you will burn fewer calories than if you ran the entire workout uphill.

It is thanks to the barometer that he knows iPhone how much elevation you have overcome and an app like Nike fuelband will then calculate how much energy you have had to expend during your workout. The barometer should be so sensitive that it can measure the difference in climbing one flight of stairs. Developers have access to the CoreMotion API and can therefore create apps that use the data from the barometer. It will be interesting to see what developers can create by combining data from all the sensors that are now Apple offers on your phone.

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