The next Realme phone will feature a built-in heart rate sensor

You might not need to buy a fitness tracker or smartwatch to get a portable heart rate monitor soon, because Realme has confirmed that one of its next phones will feature beat-counting tech built in. This comes from the company’s Vice President Madhav Sheth, who Tweeted to say (opens in new tab)that the Realme 9 Pro Plus will get a heart rate monitor, along with a video of how this would work on the phone. The interface shown in the short clip confirms that the feature uses the phone’s in-screen fingerprint scanner, which in turn tells us that the upcoming mobile will get this unlocking tool.

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