For the iPhone 8, the company is expected to ditch the home button and go for
a display embedded fingerprint sensor.
The next Galaxy Note device could potentially be an ideal test bed for Samsung to introduce
a display embedded fingerprint sensor.
So the question remains: if the Galaxy S9 won't feature
a display embedded fingerprint sensor, what will Samsung do with the back of the device?
iPhone 8 would be Apple's 10 - year anniversary phone and has been previously rumored to sport an OLED display, a multi-sensor camera and
a display embedded fingerprint sensor.
The Galaxy S9 may not include
a display embedded fingerprint sensor, but there are already indications that Samsung is working to introduce the feature on the Galaxy Note 9.
Even Apple's iPhone X was rumored to include
a display embedded fingerprint sensor, but Apple ended up removing its TouchID from the iPhone X altogether, replacing it with a new facial recognition technology called Face ID.
Rumors suggest it may take until the Galaxy Note 9 release, likely in late 2018 for Samsung to introduce
a display embedded fingerprint sensor.
Many have expected
a display embedded fingerprint sensor would be the natural progression once Samsung mastered the technology.
Reports suggested this new technology could be Samsung's answer to an industry - wide issue with implementing
display embedded fingerprint sensors on flagship smartphones.
While the Galaxy S9 is currently rumored to feature a rear - facing fingerprint sensor, similar to the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note 8, the Galaxy Note 9 may be the first to feature
a display embedded fingerprint sensor.
Reports suggest Samsung may on have
its display embedded fingerprint sensor technology ready in time to be included in the Galaxy S9.
The Apple Watch 3, on the other hand, is expected to come with new features such as
a display embedded fingerprint sensor and might even have a flexible display.
The Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note 8 were both rumored to feature
display embedded fingerprint sensor prior to launch; however, Samsung has had trouble perfecting the feature for mass production.
Currently, reports indicate devices with
display embedded fingerprint sensors may not release until late 2018.
Despite recent claims, the Galaxy S9 may not have
a display embedded fingerprint sensor.
As for the phone's security, Samsung is expected to implement
a display embedded fingerprint scanner.
Samsung is expected to endow the Note 8 with an iris scanner and
a display embedded fingerprint scanner, while Google is expected to continue with its rear fingerprint scanner, although the company could possibly make it more functional.
Many rumors currently lean toward the Galaxy S9 not featuring
a display embedded fingerprint sensor.
Most high - end smartphone manufacturers were expected to unveil devices with
display embedded fingerprint sensors in 2017.
Similarly, several manufacturers, including Samsung, Huawei, and Apple found issues with implementing
display embedded fingerprint sensors.
Though there is no word how close other major manufacturers, including Huawei and LG, are to introducing their own devices with
display embedded fingerprint sensors.
A recent patent suggests Samsung is still working on
display embedded fingerprint sensors.
A display embedded fingerprint sensor would actually make the Apple home button with TouchID sensor redundant, so it is safe to conclude that Apple has actually taken steps towards getting rid of its proprietary home button, which has been there on every iPhone since the first iteration.
Alternatively, Apple could go for
a display embedded fingerprint sensor.
Not exact matches
One of them — «the most accurate but least common» type — is called ultrasound imaging, and it would mean a
fingerprint reader
embedded in a
display.
The tech giant has reportedly struggled to
embed the
fingerprint reader into the
display of the iPhone.
The V10 phablet features a 5.7 - inch Quad HD 1440 x 2560 resolution
display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 six - core 64 - bit SoC, 3 GB RAM, 64 GB expandable memory, 16MP rear camera with laser auto - focus and dual - LED flash, 5MP front - facing camera, and a
fingerprint scanner
embedded on the power button at the back.
It's expected to have a bezel-less OLED
display as well as the Touch ID
fingerprint scanner
embedded on the
display itself.
In front, you can find the phone's capacitive home button on the bottom of the
display with an
embedded fingerprint reader, along with the normal sensors on the top of the phone screen.
It is also said that the device will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 830 chipset in the U.S. and Samsung's proprietary Exynos chipset in other markets, along with an optical
fingerprint scanner
embedded in its
display.
Samsung wanted to
embed the
fingerprint scanner into the
display of the Galaxy S8 as well, and it even started working on it with Synaptics, but ultimately dropped the plan and launched its flagship with a rear - mounted
fingerprint scanner, uncomfortably placed right next to the rear camera.
The
fingerprint scanner will reportedly either be
embedded in the
display, like we're expecting on the iPhone 8, or it'll be placed on the back of the phone like the Google Pixel.
Apple tried to
embed the Touch ID function, or
fingerprint scanner, in the new
display, which proved difficult, the people familiar with the process said.
Samsung is also expected to
embed an optical
fingerprint sensor into the device's
display.
Like Apple, Samsung is said to be working on technology that would allow it to
embed a
fingerprint scanner into the
display on a smartphone.
Instead, users will be able to unlock their devices by placing their finger on a
fingerprint sensor
embedded within a specific part of the phone's
display.
Furthermore, the device may feature a 5.7 - inch QuadHD AMOLED
display alongside a
fingerprint sensor
embedded in the physical home button.
Despite the rumors, the company hasn't
embedded a
fingerprint sensor in the
display so you'll have to use the one on the rear.
Fingerprint sensors
embedded in smartphone
displays, a.k.a. the biometric security system that Apple was reportedly investigating before it turned its attentions to face recognition.
The mockup doesn't feature any indication of a
fingerprint scanner on the back of the phone, however not all markings are present on the dummy, so it's not clear if this is an indication that the phone's TouchID sensor will be
embedded in the
display.
The source of the rumor claims that the various technologies that Apple is testing through its multiple prototypes include a USB Type - C connector that is also compatible with headsets, a
fingerprint scanner that is
embedded into the
display, wireless charging, and dual camera configuration.
Rumours suggest that the Galaxy Note 8 will feature a 6.3 - inch Infinity
Display, an upgraded S Pen, a dual rear camera set up and will not support an
embedded fingerprint scanner.
The leaked features of the Galaxy S8 may sound very familiar, since Apple is also rumored to be going for the same bezel-less design and
display -
embedded Home button and
fingerprint sensor for its upcoming iPhone 8.
We know that Apple has been working for years on technology that will allow it to
embed a TouchID
fingerprint scanner directly into an iPhone's
display, and several reports have said the iPhone 8 will be the first iPhone to feature an
embedded fingerprint sensor.
The iPhone 8 was expected to launch in September with a bunch of new features, including a
fingerprint reader
embedded into the
display, but according to an analyst, Apple is very likely to delay the launch because the technology is not ready just yet.
Due to Samsung not being able to
embed the
fingerprint sensor in the
display of its devices, the company reportedly had to leave the scanner beside the rear facing camera, which was awkward to reach with the S8.
One of the ways Apple proposes authenticating users is by
embedding a
fingerprint sensor into the
display.
It might also have a
fingerprint sensor
embedded in its 2K Super AMOLED
display.
Just below the primary camera, there's a
fingerprint scanner, which means the device doesn't come with the scanner
embedded under the
display.
Until
fingerprint sensors
embedded under
displays become commonplace it's simply the most logical position for small - handed users.