diff --git a/services/sensorservice/SensorDevice.cpp b/services/sensorservice/SensorDevice.cpp
index e355594..2810bff 100644
--- a/services/sensorservice/SensorDevice.cpp
+++ b/services/sensorservice/SensorDevice.cpp
@@ -145,13 +145,7 @@
                     convertToSensor(convertToOldSensorInfo(list[i]), &sensor);
 
                     if (sensor.type < static_cast<int>(SensorType::DEVICE_PRIVATE_BASE)) {
-                        if(sensor.resolution == 0) {
-                            // Don't crash here or the device will go into a crashloop.
-                            ALOGW("%s must have a non-zero resolution", sensor.name);
-                            // For simple algos, map their resolution to 1 if it's not specified
-                            sensor.resolution =
-                                    SensorDeviceUtils::defaultResolutionForType(sensor.type);
-                        }
+                        sensor.resolution = SensorDeviceUtils::resolutionForSensor(sensor);
 
                         // Some sensors don't have a default resolution and will be left at 0.
                         // Don't crash in this case since CTS will verify that devices don't go to
@@ -165,6 +159,9 @@
                                 SensorDeviceUtils::quantizeValue(
                                         &sensor.maxRange, promotedResolution);
                             }
+                        } else {
+                            // Don't crash here or the device will go into a crashloop.
+                            ALOGW("%s should have a non-zero resolution", sensor.name);
                         }
                     }
 
diff --git a/services/sensorservice/SensorDeviceUtils.cpp b/services/sensorservice/SensorDeviceUtils.cpp
index 52213cf..5aa283e 100644
--- a/services/sensorservice/SensorDeviceUtils.cpp
+++ b/services/sensorservice/SensorDeviceUtils.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 namespace SensorDeviceUtils {
 
 void quantizeSensorEventValues(sensors_event_t *event, float resolution) {
-    LOG_FATAL_IF(resolution == 0, "Resolution must be specified for all sensors!");
     if (resolution == 0) {
         return;
     }
@@ -79,8 +78,26 @@
     }
 }
 
-float defaultResolutionForType(int type) {
-    switch ((SensorTypeV2_1)type) {
+float resolutionForSensor(const sensor_t &sensor) {
+    switch ((SensorTypeV2_1)sensor.type) {
+        case SensorTypeV2_1::ACCELEROMETER:
+        case SensorTypeV2_1::MAGNETIC_FIELD:
+        case SensorTypeV2_1::GYROSCOPE:
+        case SensorTypeV2_1::MAGNETIC_FIELD_UNCALIBRATED:
+        case SensorTypeV2_1::GYROSCOPE_UNCALIBRATED:
+        case SensorTypeV2_1::ACCELEROMETER_UNCALIBRATED: {
+            if (sensor.maxRange == 0) {
+                ALOGE("No max range for sensor type %d, can't determine appropriate resolution",
+                        sensor.type);
+                return sensor.resolution;
+            }
+            // Accel, gyro, and mag shouldn't have more than 24 bits of resolution on the most
+            // advanced devices.
+            double lowerBound = 2.0 * sensor.maxRange / std::pow(2, 24);
+
+            // No need to check the upper bound as that's already enforced through CTS.
+            return std::max(sensor.resolution, static_cast<float>(lowerBound));
+        }
         case SensorTypeV2_1::SIGNIFICANT_MOTION:
         case SensorTypeV2_1::STEP_DETECTOR:
         case SensorTypeV2_1::STEP_COUNTER:
@@ -91,12 +108,14 @@
         case SensorTypeV2_1::WRIST_TILT_GESTURE:
         case SensorTypeV2_1::STATIONARY_DETECT:
         case SensorTypeV2_1::MOTION_DETECT:
+            // Ignore input resolution as all of these sensors are required to have a resolution of
+            // 1.
             return 1.0f;
         default:
-            // fall through and return 0 for all other types
+            // fall through and return the current resolution for all other types
             break;
     }
-    return 0.0f;
+    return sensor.resolution;
 }
 
 HidlServiceRegistrationWaiter::HidlServiceRegistrationWaiter() {
diff --git a/services/sensorservice/SensorDeviceUtils.h b/services/sensorservice/SensorDeviceUtils.h
index c232f0b..1309971 100644
--- a/services/sensorservice/SensorDeviceUtils.h
+++ b/services/sensorservice/SensorDeviceUtils.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include <android/hidl/manager/1.0/IServiceNotification.h>
 #include <hardware/sensors.h>
+#include <utils/Log.h>
 
 #include <cmath>
 #include <condition_variable>
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@
 
 // Quantizes a single value using a sensor's resolution.
 inline void quantizeValue(float *value, double resolution) {
+    if (resolution == 0) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     // Increase the value of the sensor's nominal resolution to ensure that
     // sensor accuracy improvements, like runtime calibration, are not masked
     // during requantization.
@@ -43,8 +48,8 @@
 // Ensures a sensor event doesn't provide values finer grained than its sensor resolution allows.
 void quantizeSensorEventValues(sensors_event_t *event, float resolution);
 
-// Provides a default resolution for simple sensor types if one wasn't provided by the HAL.
-float defaultResolutionForType(int type);
+// Returns the expected resolution value for the given sensor
+float resolutionForSensor(const sensor_t &sensor);
 
 class HidlServiceRegistrationWaiter : public IServiceNotification {
 public: