The idea
of under display fingerprint sensors is nothing new, it's an idea that many phone manufacturers have been toying with for some time.
While Vivo will be selling the X20 Plus UD in China and there is no announcement from other manufacturers about the usage
of under display fingerprint sensors.
Instead
of the under display fingerprint sensor, the OPPOR 15 still comes with the same rear - facing fingerprint sensor.
Instead
of the under display fingerprint sensor, the company will be continuing with the traditional rear facing fingerprint sensor.
Not exact matches
In a competitive Indian mobile market, itel has launched a new smartphone billed as S42
under its flagship segment, that comes with a slew
of latest features including 18:9 aspect ratio
display, 13MP selfie camera with Soft Flash, Face Unlock feature,
Fingerprint Sensor, Android Oreo and much more that put the itel S42 in line with the current trends.
The Vivo X21 features an
under -
display fingerprint sensor which activates using the active LEDs
of the Super AMOLED
display.
Apple might just show the world how to do it in their upcoming iPhone 8, but assuming that Apple didn't just find the holy grail
of ultrasonic
fingerprint sensors and make
fingerprint sensors under the
display work as fast as conventional ones, are you prepared to sacrifice unlock speed, or would you rather have a faster conventional
fingerprint sensor on the back?
Neither
of the phones seem to sport a
fingerprint sensor, though it's possible that one could be located
under the
display, like the new Vivo phone that was shown off at CES 2018.
One
of the fans stated the possibility
of an
under -
display fingerprint sensor on the Xiaomi Mi 7 and Lei...
I think the lack
of Touch ID is an issue Apple will address once
under -
display fingerprint sensors are flawless — maybe in the next major iPhone release.
Now, rumours suggest that Samsung's next flagship device — the as -
of - yet unconfirmed Galaxy Note 9 — will be the first device to house an
under - the -
display fingerprint sensor.
With Apple going for a major redesign last year, don't hold your breath for too many external differences in 2018 — most
of the upgrades are likely to be on the inside
of the phone, though we'd love it if Apple found a way to add a
fingerprint sensor under the
display of the iPhone XI.
One
of the major drawbacks
of using a
under -
display sensor right now is that it reportedly doesn't scan quite as fast as a capacitive
fingerprint scanner.
Over the next two to three years, shipments
of 3D
sensor - equipped Android devices will exceed
under -
display fingerprint recognition by a factor
of two or three or more, he predicted.
There's no cutout for the
fingerprint sensor, so despite rumors that Apple could move Touch ID to the back
of the phone, it appears that the
fingerprint reader will actually be placed
under the
display.
Yes, you are right, it is the world's first smartphone to feature a
fingerprint sensor embedded
under the
display of the smartphone.
With the help
of a Qualcomm - made
under -
display fingerprint sensor, the upcoming Vivo Xplay 7 could entirely make do without screen bezels.
Apart from the
under display fingerprint sensor on the X21 UD, there are not other changes between the two variants
of the Vivo X21 smartphones.
Vivo has already launched a couple
of smartphones with an
under -
display fingerprint sensor, the Porsche Design Mate RS is the first smartphone to offer dual
fingerprint sensors.
But Synaptics» Clear ID optical
fingerprint sensor, which sits directly underneath the OLED
display of Vivo's X20 Plus UD (the UD stands for «
under display»), appears to be the perfect solution.
The same may have happened with the
fingerprint sensor, which was said to be embedded
under the
display, but was featured on the back
of the phone in the final retail version.
Furthermore, there were reports claiming that Samsung has even tried to install the
fingerprint sensor under the
display, though the company has reportedly failed to get this tech working and decided at the last minute to put it on the back
of the phone.
In addition, the phone may support an
under -
display fingerprint sensor, an upcoming technology which allows smartphone manufacturers to hide the
fingerprint sensor beneath the
display for the purpose
of more screen real estate.
The Galaxy Note 9 will be similar to the S9 and the S9 in terms
of design and performance but will include its signature S Pen and a couple
of stylus - based features along with the new
under display fingerprint sensor.
Though it won't be OnePlus» device, it's expected that Synaptics will show off its
under -
display fingerprint sensor functioning on a smartphone produced by one
of the top five smartphone manufacturers.
Vivo becomes the first smartphone manufacturer to launch a smartphone with an
fingerprint sensor under the
display beating the likes
of Apple and Samsung Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo...
Apple apparently continued to work with manufacturers on reliable
under -
display fingerprint sensors past the point
of no return for last year's iPhones.
After Vivo took the wraps off its version
of the technology at CES earlier this month, a new report by ETNews claims
under -
display fingerprint sensors will see greater proliferation among a range
of Android OEMs in the coming year.
That was rumored to be the game plan for this year, with Apple introducing three models — revamped versions
of the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus alongside an iPhone 8 with more drool - worthy features like an edge - to - edge
display and a
fingerprint sensor that lives
under the screen.
A Synaptics optical
sensor sits just
under the
display and peers through the gaps between the OLED dots to recognize the unique pattern
of your
fingerprint.
KGI Securities predicts that Samsung will finally be able to embed a
fingerprint sensor under the
display of the Note 9, and will stick with a rear - mounted
sensor for the Galaxy S9.
The midrange flagship features a 5.5 - inch, Full HD
display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor, 3 GB
of RAM, 32 GB
of storage, microSD support (up to 128 GB), 16 - megapixel rear camera, 8 - megapixel front - facing camera, NFC support,
fingerprint sensor, Dolby Atmos sound and Android 7.1.1 Nougat
under the hood.
Nonetheless, shipments
of «3D
sensor - equipped Android devices» are expected to exceed those with
under -
display fingerprint recognition «by a factor
of two or three or more» in just a couple
of years.
The mobile supply expert indicates that Samsung is gearing up to have an «
under -
display optical
fingerprint sensors» ready for devices during the second half
of 2018.
It has a large 5.5 - inch
display with Full HD resolution, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor, 3 GB
of RAM, 32 GB
of storage, microSD support, 16 - megapixel camera, 8 - megapixel selfie camera, NFC support,
fingerprint sensor, Dolby Atmos sound, and Android 7.1.1 Nougat
under the hood.
The iPhone 8 is rumored to come tricked out with all manner
of changes: an edge - to - edge
display, no home button, a
fingerprint sensor under the screen, dual cameras, an OLED
display panel, and whatever else Jony Ive dreams about at night.
The prototype also shows a
fingerprint symbol on the dummy
display, suggesting it has one
of those newfangled
under - the - screen
sensors.
«For the 5.8 - inch OLED version, the biggest bottleneck remains integrating an
under - glass
fingerprint sensor into the
display — the current yield rate
of Apple's in - house AuthenTec solution remains low and AAPL seems unwilling to use other vendors» products,» Arcuri said at the time.
Synaptics already started mass production
of the
under -
display fingerprint sensors, and Vivo will be the first manufacturer to launch the smartphone with an
under - glass
fingerprint sensor.
Apple filed dozens
of patents to place a
fingerprint sensor under the
display of a device, which is not be used anytime soon.
Speaking
of Qualcomm
Fingerprint Sensor for Display, the scanner allows OEMs to implement the fingerprint scanner right under the dis
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under the
displaydisplay panel.
There is no hole for a rear
fingerprint sensor, so unless HUAWEI has managed to design
under -
display fingerprint scanners
of their own, it has to be below the screen.
After an entire year
of speculation about whether Apple or Samsung might integrate the
fingerprint sensor under the
display of their flagship phones, it is actually China's Vivo that has gotten there first.
Apple's all - screen tenth anniversary iPhone might be delayed, with some pointing to the complexities
of mass producing the
under -
display fingerprint sensor as a contributing factor.
Atherton also has put an
under -
display fingerprint sensor to bring back Touch ID, just because Su is
of the opinion that «Face ID is just not as versatile and reliable than Touch ID» after months
of testing.
Now that edge - to - edge
displays are commonplace on smartphones, the new holy grail for mobile engineering is the creation
of the
under -
display fingerprint sensor.
There is also no other perforation on the back, so if Apple were to maximize the
display area with an edge - to - edge
display like the LG G6 and Samsung Galaxy S8 and yet not have the
fingerprint sensor on the back
of the device, the next iPhone will most probably have a
fingerprint sensor under the
display.
Companies like Synaptics now have
fingerprint sensor solutions that can be embedded
under a phone or tablet's
display glass, «capable
of high - resolution scanning through 1 mm
of full cover glass and enables clean, button - free industrial designs,» the company said in a press release.
With
under -
display fingerprint recognition pretty much out
of contention as far as the Galaxy S9 duo is concerned, and a notch - containing design feeling highly unlikely, Samsung may have indeed settled on a conservative placement
of its «next big thing's» biometric
sensor.
Companies like Synaptics now have
fingerprint sensor solutions that can be embedded
under a phone or tablet's
display glass, «capable
of high - resolution scanning through 1 mm
of full cover glass...