It will use either the more -
secure iris scanner or the quicker - but - less - secure face scanner, depending on the lighting conditions you're in.
Not exact matches
Additionally, the Vivo X21i also sports
IRIS scanner on the front for
secure authentication.
It has officially confirmed today that the Galaxy S8 features an
iris scanner which brings yet another way to
secure access to the device.
The
iris scanner is amazingly accurate and very
secure, and works great at night.
While the
IRIS scanner is more
secure than Face Recognition technology, it has its own backdrops.
I'll get this straight out of the way: The
iris scanner is amazingly accurate and very
secure, and works great even at night.
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.
You can always use face unlock (which Samsung calls more convenient than it is
secure, so no thanks) or the
iris scanner, which is deemed
secure enough for Samsung Pay.
The
iris scanner is positioned above the display and is a very
secure system for a variety of applications.
Now there is a new report that the Samsung flagship Galaxy S9 will feature an improved
iris scanner that's
secure enough to be used to protect sensitive information.
Even though the Galaxy S8's
iris scanner is more
secure than its facial recognition feature, it's still not infallible.
However, having an
iris scanner is a far much safer and more
secure way of unlocking your phone than depending on a fingerprint sensor.
Credit: Jeremy Lips / Tom's GuideYou can use the
iris scanner for yet another trick: locking away files and apps in a special
Secure Folder.
You do still have other
secure unlocking methods like the
iris scanner and facial recognition at your disposal though to serve as alternatives.
Samsung's Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 + include the
iris scanner from last year's ill - fated Galaxy Note 7, and it can be used to unlock the phone or to gain access to the handset's
Secure Folder.
The claim ties with another claim that the
iris scanner is more
secure than using fingerprints.
This is the kind of usability nightmare that would have instantly killed our ability to recommend the phone, if it didn't also include an
iris scanner that is impressively fast, reliable, and
secure.
That said, Samsung says there's a 1 in 10 million chance of someone other than the device owner unlocking a Galaxy S9 using the
iris scanner, which would make it far more
secure than even Face ID; Apple says there's a 1 in 1 million chance Face ID can unlock for someone other than the device owner.
The
iris scanner is quick and as
secure as fingerprint methods, but it still requires holding the phone up awkwardly close to my face and dramatically opening my eyes for it to work.
The new Intelligent Scan uses both the
iris scanner and the facial recognition feature for a more
secure and faster identification.
Included in that software layer is a few tricks to use the built - in
iris scanner to
secure the device, as well as individual notifications on the lockscreen.
The fingerprint on the back scans fingers, the
iris scanner analyzes your eye, and it's almost as
secure as Face ID, and the Face Recognition feature scans your face but can be cracked with photos.
The unique detail in your eye is used to unlock the smartphone with the
iris scanner, which is even more
secure than a fingerprint reader.
The
iris scanner is super
secure but doesn't work well when you're outdoors and the sun is behind you as the sunlight interferes with the IR.
It's a combo if
iris scanner and a less
secure facial recognition feature used via the front camera to unlock the device.
The
Secure Folder will «hide» apps, allowing only those permitted via fingerprint or
iris scanner access.
However, the most interesting addition to the phone will be an
iris scanner, which will take over the role of the fingerprint
scanner as the most
secure way of locking and unlocking your device.
The phone features a «
secured folder» where you can store private files as apps, which you access using the
iris scanner.
It has an
iris scanner, sure, but one that isn't precise and
secure enough.
The Galaxy Note 7 also brings a new
secure folder to lock away any apps or sensitive information that you don't want anyone else to access, and this can be locked with a standard password, pin, lock pattern, your fingerprints, and even the brand new
iris scanner.
The infinity display looks amazing, and the
iris scanner keeps the S8 super
secure.»