| Sensor type | Underlying physical sensors | Android name | Reporting mode on Android | iOS name | Reporting mode on iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geolocation Sensor | GPS, cell triangulation, etc. | Location | On-change | TODO | |
| Accelerometer | Accelerometer | Accelerometer | Continuous | Accelerometer acceleration | Continuous |
| Ambient Temperature Sensor | Ambient temperature | On-change | TODO | ||
| Compass | Magnetometer | Magnetic field sensor | Continuous | DeviceMotion magneticField | Continuous |
| Gyroscope | Gyroscope | Gyroscope | Continuous | DeviceMotion rotationRate | Continuous |
| Heart Rate Sensor | Heart Rate | On-change | TODO | ||
| Ambient Light Sensor | Light | On-change | TODO | ||
| Proximity Sensor | Proximity | On-change | TODO | ||
| Barometer | Barometer | Pressure | Continuous | TODO | |
| Altimeter | Barometer or GPS | Pressure | Continuous | Altimeter | Continuous with unsettable frequency |
| Relative Humidity Sensor | Relative humidity | On-change | TODO | ||
| Game rotation vector | Accelerometer, Gyroscope MUST NOT USE Magnetometer | Game rotation vector | Continuous | TODO | |
| Geomagnetic rotation vector | Accelerometer, Magnetometer, MUST NOT USE Gyroscope | Geomagnetic rotation vector | Continuous | TODO | |
| Gravity | Accelerometer, Gyroscope | Gravity | Continuous | gravity | Continuous |
| Gyroscope uncalibrated | Gyroscope | Gyroscope uncalibrated | Continuous | GyroData rotationRate | Continuous |
| Linear acceleration | Accelerometer, Gyroscope (if present) or Magnetometer (if gyro not present) | Linear acceleration | Continuous | DeviceMotion userAcceleration | Continuous |
| Magnetic field uncalibrated | Magnetometer | Magnetic field uncalibrated | Continuous | Magnetometer magneticField | Continuous |
| Rotation vector | Accelerometer, Magnetometer, AND (when present) Gyroscope | Rotation vector | Continuous | DeviceMotion attitude | Continuous |
| Pedometer | Accelerometer | Step counter | On-change | TODO |