An embedded thermal imager in a smartphone delivers significant value for enterprise, first responder, public safety, and industrial users by combining rugged durability and long battery life with constant, ready access. Leveraging the smartphone’s powerful SoC improves thermal image processing and performance, while built‑in connectivity enables immediate sharing of critical data for faster, better‑informed decisions. Lower overall cost reduces barriers to adoption, making thermal imaging more widely deployable and turning the smartphone into a true force multiplier for safety, efficiency, and operational effectiveness.
- Longer battery life
- Durability
- Always accessible leading to more constant use
- Improved image performance due to processing capabilities of mobile SoC
- Connectivity leads to immediate sharing of critical data for decision support
- Reduced barrier to adoption through cost reduction
- Force multiplier for enterprise and public safety
What is the FLIR Lepton 3.5 thermal imaging sensor?
The FLIR Lepton 3.5 is the most trusted, compact thermal imaging module designed for non‑contact temperature measurement across mass‑market applications. It delivers an optimal balance of image performance and cost, featuring 160×120 resolution, sensitivity better than 50 mK, and a wide operating and temperature measurement range—making it a proven, reliable choice for scalable thermal imaging integration.
- The most trusted thermal imaging module in the World
- Advanced compact non-contact temperature measuring device
- Perfect blend of image performance vs. cost for mass market applications
- 160x120 resolution
- Less than 50mK sensitivity
- Wide temperature measurement and operating temperature range
What is radiometry and why is it important?
Radiometry is the ability of a thermal imager to measure and display absolute temperature values across an entire scene. This capability is important because it enables temperature data to be trended over time, supports more accurate decision‑making when assessing potential machinery, electrical, or safety issues, and helps identify the severity of problems such as overloaded switchgear or loose connections. Radiometric data also provides defensible measurements for reporting and documentation, making thermal images easier to interpret and use with confidence.
- Trendable and reliable values across time
- Better decision making of analyzing potentially critical machinery and electrical failures and safety compliance
- Identify severity of issues such as electrical switch gear loading, loose connections
- Capture defensible data for reporting and documentation
- Simplistic understanding of thermographic image
What is FLIR’s MSX® technology and why is it a critical feature?
FLIR’s MSX® (Multi‑Spectral Dynamic Imaging) is a patented technology that enhances thermal images by overlaying precisely aligned visual‑camera edge detail onto the thermal scene. This results in clearer, higher‑quality images with greater detail, improved object recognition, and faster interpretation—reducing the need for extensive user training and enabling quicker, more confident decision‑making in the field.
- Greater image detail
- Object recognition and understanding
- Reduction in user training
Real use cases for the Sonim XP Pro thermal
Fire and Rescue
Thermal imaging has long been valuable in fire and rescue operations, but the high cost of traditional thermal imaging cameras has limited accessibility for many volunteer firefighters. While the Sonim XP Pro Thermal is not intended for active fire interior search and rescue, it provides meaningful advantages for early, non‑active scene assessment—such as identifying potential fire hazards, investigating reports of smoke, detecting lingering hot embers, and confirming that fires have been fully extinguished—enhancing situational awareness and post‑incident safety at a more accessible cost.
- First to scene non-actively burning analysis of potential fire hazards and ‘smell of smoke’ diagnostics
Identification of ambers and after burn confirmation of fires being extinguished