diff --git a/core/java/android/hardware/Sensor.java b/core/java/android/hardware/Sensor.java
index a6e8c13957015..0f3cdfca70f5e 100644
--- a/core/java/android/hardware/Sensor.java
+++ b/core/java/android/hardware/Sensor.java
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ public final class Sensor {
     public static final String STRING_TYPE_MOTION_DETECT = "android.sensor.motion_detect";
 
     /**
-     * A constant describing a motion detect sensor.
+     * A constant describing a heart beat sensor.
      *
      * See {@link android.hardware.SensorEvent#values SensorEvent.values} for more details.
      *
diff --git a/core/java/android/hardware/SensorEvent.java b/core/java/android/hardware/SensorEvent.java
index 9906331be4978..236fab0275cf9 100644
--- a/core/java/android/hardware/SensorEvent.java
+++ b/core/java/android/hardware/SensorEvent.java
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ public class SensorEvent {
      *   <h4>{@link android.hardware.Sensor#TYPE_HEART_BEAT
      * Sensor.TYPE_HEART_BEAT}:</h4>
      *
-     * A sensor of this type returns an event everytime a hear beat peak is
+     * A sensor of this type returns an event everytime a heart beat peak is
      * detected.
      *
      * Peak here ideally corresponds to the positive peak in the QRS complex of