The S8 and S8 Plus also have
iris scanning however, which the G6 does not.
Not exact matches
In my opinion Apple did pick a great time to introduce Facial recognition for unlocking their phones,
however, they should have implemented it in a similar way to
iris scanning on Samsung devices, as an extra layer of security for the occasions fingerprint authentication is not viable.
The Samsung Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8 +, and Galaxy Note 8 all offer an
iris scanner,
however, nowhere in their software is an «Intelligent
Scan» feature ever mentioned.
However, it's been suggested by SamCentral that there's a new Intelligent
Scan mode that will use
iris or face detection depending on the situation to make sure that your phone always unlocks.
Samsung's device
however, offers a curved and larger display, waterproofing,
iris scanning and an excellent camera experience.
When using the device as a phone, waking it via the fingerprint sensor makes more sense;
however, when it's docked,
iris scanning comes in handy.
However, the experience offered by
iris scanning was always sub-par and slow which was pretty frustrating in regular use.
However, with the Galaxy Note 7, Samsung has taken bio-metric security a step further, with the inclusion of an
iris scanner, which uses infrared to
scan your eyes and unlock the phone.