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.
The phone is also expected to continue
offering an iris scanner, a rear - placed fingerprint sensor, USB Type - C port, and a 3.5 mm headphone jack that we saw with the Galaxy S8.
The device will also
offer an iris scanner, the AI - powered digital voice assistant Bixby, and an autofocus front - facing camera.
Not exact matches
The Note 7's marquee feature is its infrared
iris scanner, which
offers up yet another way to sign into the device.
Both of them inherit the
iris scanner from their bigger sibling, the Note 8 but on the S9 and S9 Plus, it can function in conjunction with the face data from the selfie camera to
offer a more secure alternative to the fingerprint reader.
The folks over at BGR suggest it might be there to accommodate a biometric
iris scanner, which Samsung
offered in the Galaxy Note 7 before discontinuing that handset.
Like Samsung has done with the inclusion of an
iris scanner and the ever - unique S - Pen with respect to the Galaxy Note 7, it is imperative that HTC and Google come up with similarly new and unique
offerings in order to help lure more buyers towards the Nexus 2016 phones.
Samsung
offers both
iris - scanning and face - scanning unlock systems on the Note 8, so you don't necessarily have to rely on the fingerprint
scanner as much.
Samsung may
offer a new «Intelligent Scan» feature that may combine the
iris scanner and facial recognition features, and it will be unlike anything we've seen on last year's flagships.
Samsung's Galaxy S9
iris scanner will
offer faster and more reliable performance, according to a new report.
Because this biometric system reads both face and
iris scans, it
offers better security and accuracy compared to the
iris scanner that debuted with last year's flagship handsets.
The front - facing camera above the display is joined by an
iris scanner, a new authentication method
offered by Samsung's flagship smartphones besides the fingerprint reader that's not visible in the picture.
Intelligent Scan allows the device to use both the
iris scanner and facial recognition at the same time to
offer even better security, and it will work well in low light or bright conditions — something that hindered previous
scanners on the Galaxy S8 series and Galaxy Note 8.