Still, with the Note 8 supporting iris scanning, face recognition and voice unlocking through Bixby, fingerprint isn't the only
biometric unlock option you have.
This is in addition to
biometric unlock feature using the fingerprint.
Samsung offers more
biometric unlock options than any other phone, with facial recognition, fingerprints, and iris scans.
There's power on tap, making a great smartphone to tackle daily use, with the convenience of a plenty of choices for
biometric unlocking, as well as a fingerprint scanner that's now more conveniently located than it was on the S8 +.
However, on the downside, the handset's
biometric unlocking has been criticised — for example, the fingerprint scanner is very near the rear camera, and some have said it's slow to unlock.
We like how there are plenty of things you can customize or tweak in the phone's settings to your liking, from different color profiles for the display, to the myriad of
biometric unlocking options you can choose to use.
There's power on tap, making a great smartphone to tackle daily use, with the convenience of a plenty of choices for
biometric unlocking, as well as a fingerprint scanner that's now more conveniently located than it was on the S8 +.
Anyone who read our Galaxy S8 review last year would have realised quite quickly that
the biometric unlocking features of that phone almost made it unusable.
Apple's Face ID is secure, fast, and probably the next big thing in the world of
biometric unlocking for smartphones.
Face ID is Apple's new
biometric unlocking mechanism that it's introducing with the iPhone X. Using the front - facing cameras, an infrared camera, flood illuminator, and a dot projector, the iPhone scans your face with techniques like depth mapping in order to tell if it's really you.
The unusually placed fingerprint sensor will irk some users, but Samsung's
biometric unlocking options are satisfactory, and the phone is more than powerful enough for any task.
Other highlights from the spec sheet include a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor (or Exynos 8895 depending on your region), 6 GB of RAM, 3,300 mAh battery, 8 - megapixel front - facing camera with f / 1.7 autofocus lens, 64 GB of internal storage, microSD card support, multiple
biometric unlocking methods, wireless charging, dimensions of 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm and it all runs on Android 7.1.1.
Not exact matches
You can store up to 20 fingerprints to use with the
biometric scanner or use encrypted Bluetooth with the VaulTek Smart App to remotely
unlock the safe and track usage.
If
biometrics, soft or otherwise, become the standard way to
unlock access to computers, what happens to people who lose...
The super smartphone has three
biometric lock types that allow you to
unlock it via fingerprint sensor, facial recognition or through its eye iris scanner, making it one of the most high - tech smartphones on the list.
* A dual - core processor capable of opening web pages and rendering games with blazing speeds, and displaying HD video on big - screen TVs * The world's first qHD display — packing 540 × 960 resolution in a 4 - inch (10.1 cm) screen delivering stunning clarity in pictures and videos * 1 GB of RAM for the horsepower you need to multitask * Powered by Androidâ «cents 2.2 * Front - and rear - facing cameras for video chat and the ability to record and output in HD *
Biometric fingerprint reader for easily
unlocking your phone while providing extra security * Under 11 mm thin, with an extra large 1930 mAh battery for extended standby and talk time * Keep up to date on social networks with automatic delivery of messages through MOTOBLURâ «cents, including the ability to locate, wipe and restore data if the device is lost or stolen * Up to 48 GB of storage (16 GB internal and optional 32 GB MicroSD card)-- enough to store thousands of songs, photos and many full - length movies * Download speeds of up to 14.4 Mbps and Mobile Hotspot service for connecting up to five Wi - Fi - enabled devices
Lastly, the Moto G6's camera system comes with both automatic object and landmark recognition capabilities, as well as a fast (but not
biometric) face
unlock capability.
In addition, players eventually
unlock access to Elite, Daily and Villain Siege missions, with Elite missions offering a greater chance at better rewards, like
Biometrics, than normal missions provide.
Many Canadians carry with them devices that feature full - disk,
biometric - enabled encryption that only they can
unlock.
Because the display takes up nearly all of the front, there's no Touch ID fingerprint sensor on the bottom; instead it uses the Face ID
biometric sensors to
unlock the phone.
While fingerprint sensors are still the main option for using
biometrics to
unlock your phone in today's market, the debut of the iPhone X means that using your face to
unlock will be the next big trend.
The code in Apple's HomePod firmware released last month referenced the iPhone 8's
Biometric Kit and infrared camera, suggesting the presence of a facial
unlock system.
Windows Hello introduces system support for
biometric authentication — using your face, iris, or fingerprint to
unlock your devices — with technology that is much safer than traditional passwords.
Finally, Intelligent Scan is the merging of two
biometric features, Face
Unlock and Iris Scanner.
Biometrics used to be a hot, headline feature, but when Samsung described its new Intelligent Scan method for phone
unlocking and security authentication, it was crammed into the very end of its S9 presentation and was treated like a complete afterthought.
Of course, OnePlus's decision to remove the capacitive navigation keys and move the fingerprint scanner to the back means that there's no way to use
biometrics to
unlock the OnePlus 5T when it's lying flat on a surface.
The Note 8 and V30 also offer facial recognition, but Samsung and LG actually warn you against using their phones» facial recognition as the primary
unlocking biometric.
For that price, users are getting an edge - to - edge OLED screen and a new
biometric solution called Face ID that scans a user's face to
unlock the phone.
In an effort to expand on its
biometric systems, Microsoft is enabling Windows Hello to
unlock devices just by using fingerprint scanners.
Touch ID is used as a
biometric authentication method for
unlocking the iPhone, confirming iTunes purchases, opening passcode - protected apps, and confirming Apple Pay payments.
Samsung devices have three
biometric methods to
unlock — fingerprint, facial identification, and iris scanning.
Or, someone with a similar face or voice can
unlock your phone without your
biometric signature.
The most notable new edition is the face
unlock biometric.
As more people use it, facial
unlocking tech should improve, but we think it will remain one of several
biometrics on offer, rather than the only one.
That means with phones that include
biometric hardware log - in support like the new Lumia 950 and 950XL, you can
unlock your phone simply by waking it up and looking at the iris scanner.
In its newest application patent US020170199997, Apple describes a
biometric authentication system that could use facial recognition sensors to
unlock your iPhone.
There's also a new face
unlocking biometric that uses «over 100 identifiers» to learn your face.
Samsung has decided not to include a fingerprint scanner under the display of its next - generation Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 + smartphones due to continued technical difficulties, according to South Korea's The Investor.Instead, the fingerprint scanner will likely remain positioned on the back of each device, just like the current Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 + models.Fingerprint scanning is one of three
biometric options for
unlocking the Galaxy S8 alongside iris scanning and facial recognition.
Top security tip:
Biometrics aren't foolproof, because when they fail your device reverts to PIN or password to
unlock.
All these
biometrics can be bypassed with manual
unlocking, so it's only really as secure as your password or PIN.
When OnePlus launched the OnePlus 5T late this year, one of the only big differences that helped separate the two was Face
Unlock, the OnePlus 5T's
biometric facial recognition feature.
In some countries, it is legal for law enforcement to force you to
unlock your device via
biometrics, and adding this feature could potentially thwart that.
Apple's iOS has a similar feature, which disables all form of
biometric authentication and requires a passcode, also requiring reactivation after each
unlock.
Face ID is a
biometric authentication, which recognizes your face to
unlock iPhone X.
Face ID is
biometric authentication that recognizes your face and
unlocks your iPhone X. Apple claims that Face ID is more secure way to
unlock the device than Touch ID.
Windows Hello uses
biometric sensors to recognize your face or fingerprint instantly and
unlocks your device without needing a password.
Windows Hello uses
biometric sensors to recognize your face or fingerprint instantly and
unlocks your device without needing a To... Read more
Face ID is a
biometric authentication that recognizes your face to
unlock iPhone X.
There's also a new face
unlock biometric that uses «over 100 identifiers» for secure authentication.
Mesa told TechRadar that the specific reason you won't find any
biometrics in a Sony phone this year is that «it was essentially a business decision we needed to make as we transitioned from the carrier market to the
unlocked market.