Normally a fingerprint scanner can be found either on the back or embedded inside the home button of the phone; but, Vivo has deployed the scanner
embedded under the screen of the X20 Plus.
For a long time this year, it was believed that Apple's iPhone X would have a Touch ID sensor
embedded under the screen.
Not exact matches
The proximity sensor and earpiece are
embedded under the display, and the latter uses vibrations to generate the sound through the
screen and frame.
The difference is that the S7's traditional, physical home button has evolved into a modern, pressure - sensitive touch button
embedded under the S8's
screen.
In addition to the 512 GB of storage, the phone has dual fingerprint readers: one on the back and one
embedded under the 6 - inch OLED
screen.
Apple has been working for a long time to figure out how it can
embed its Touch ID fingerprint scanner
under the iPhone's display so that it can give its iPhone lineup a smaller overall footprint without having to shrink
screen size.
If biometric scanning doesn't pan out, Apple is also reportedly eyeing
screens with fingerprint sensors
embedded in them, although developer Steve Troughton - Smith dug through the iOS 11 beta and said there's no reference to an
under - the - display Touch ID sensor.
The module can be
embedded under the smartphone
screen and is capable of detecting touches as light as a single hair.
Maini also says the phone will offer a «new kind of fingerprint sensor,» which he suggests will be
embedded under the Ultra Pixel's
screen.
The home button incorporates the fingerprint sensor, so Samsung will need to come up with a way to
embed the sensor in or
under the
screen glass.
Also to offer full -
screen experience to the users the Chinese smartphone maker has
embedded the sensors
under the display.
Although the image above clearly shows off what looks to be a curved edge - to - edge
screen, apparent from the drop shadow on the top - right of the panel, allegedly heading to the iPhone 8 model, it also shows that there is no cut out on the rear for a fingerprint sensor, indicating that this will be
embedded under the glass on the front panel.