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Photoresistor vs Phototransistor - What's the difference?

photoresistor | phototransistor |

As nouns the difference between photoresistor and phototransistor

is that photoresistor is an electronic component whose resistance is inversely proportional to the intensity of incident light; a photoconductor while phototransistor is any semiconductor device whose electrical characteristics are light-sensitive.

photoresistor

English

(wikipedia photoresistor)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An electronic component whose resistance is inversely proportional to the intensity of incident light; a photoconductor

    • Related terms

    * photodiode * varistor * thermistor * resistor

    phototransistor

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any semiconductor device whose electrical characteristics are light-sensitive.

    • See also

    * photodiode