aren't accelerometer and orientation sensor one and the same thing?

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On Mar 23, 11:20 pm, Carl Whalley <[email protected]> wrote:
> If I'm reading things right, the accelerometer measures physical
> forces (i.e. movement) and the orientation sensor gives the tilt of
> the handset. If you are coding a rolling ball type app which would you
> use? You could argue accelerometer, in which case you measure each
> delta force and apply it to your balls physics. Or just the
> orientation and compute the effects of gravity again on the ball but
> just using different physics. Is there a preference? Would any be more
> accurate than the other?
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