It's not just Samsung, but Huawei and other Chinese smartphone vendors that are trying hard to make in - display fingerprint recognition work, as 3D
facial authentication methods remain expensive and risky.
The popularity of complex
facial authentication methods is also unlikely to grow as iPhone X sales predictions keep shrinking, not to mention fears of possible patent infringement.
Not exact matches
And it's also true that it's less secure than other
authentication methods, like Apple's FaceID, which OnePlus doesn't deny — its
facial mapping solution, which uses the OnePlus 5T's front - facing RGB camera, consists of a hundred depth data points compared to the thousands captured by dedicated hardware.
All three are widely expected to snub conventional fingerprint recognition
methods and rely solely on
facial authentication while keeping screen bezels as thin as possible.
A recent survey of 129 hackers conducted by security firm Bitglass found
facial recognition was considered the second least effective security tool behind standard passwords (
facial recognition was also rated as the worst tool six times more often than fingerprint
authentication) so hackers will be happy to take a crack at Apple's attempt at the
authentication method and see if the company can instill some trust in the tool.
Whether it comes from Fujitsu or another company, iris scanning provides a much better and faster
authentication method than fingerprint reading or
facial recognition.
For what is worth, Kuo sees
facial recognition as the superior
authentication method.
Chinese competitor vivo is also apparently looking into combining multiple biometric
authentication methods — fingerprint sensing and
facial scanning — in an upcoming flagship device.