Ice Universe also said that the new chip will power devices
with ultrasonic fingerprint scanners embedded into the display.
Last year, Xiaomi launched the Mi 5s
with an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor, but Vivo's concept is far more advanced.
The Mi 5S smartphone launched in the second half of 2016 came
with an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor that is placed under the front panel of the device.
However, there is no clear information whether it will be a physical button or the virtual button
with ultrasonic fingerprint sensor.
Not exact matches
While we previously predicted that Samsung's new flagship Galaxy Note 9, due out in 3Q18, will come equipped
with an under - display
fingerprint recognition function, we now believe Samsung will cancel this feature on Note 9 because both
ultrasonic (provided by Qualcomm) and optical (provided by Samsung LSI, Goodix, Egis, and Synaptics) solutions can not meet Samsung's technical requirements.
«While we previously predicted that Samsung's new flagship Galaxy Note 9, due out in 3Q18, will come equipped
with an under - display
fingerprint recognition function, we now believe Samsung will cancel this feature on Note 9 because both
ultrasonic — provided by Qualcomm — and optical — provided by Samsung LSI, Goodix, Egis, and Synaptics — solutions can not meet Samsung's technical requirements,» said Kuo.
Last month at MWC Shanghai 2017, Qualcomm announced a new range of
ultrasonic fingerprint solutions with the introduction of «Qualcomm Fingerprint Sens
fingerprint solutions
with the introduction of «Qualcomm
Fingerprint Sens
Fingerprint Sensors».
The Xiaomi Mi 5S is the first phone to come
with a non-porous
ultrasonic fingerprint scanner that lives under the 2.5 D front glass panel and since it features a full metal unibody design, there is no room for a removable battery.
The first company to publicly release a smartphone
with Qualcomm's
ultrasonic fingerprint sensing solution is going to be Huawei.
Compared
with traditional
fingerprint, the advantage of under - screen
ultrasonic fingerprint is this
fingerprint can achieve
fingerprint scanning on the screen.
The new scanner passes
ultrasonic signals through an OLED panel up to 1200 μm thick to read the contours of a
fingerprint, which obviate the need for a direct touch
with the
fingerprint sensor.
At MWC 2017, the US - based chipmaker announced the next generation
ultrasonic fingerprint scanners with the introduction of Qualcomm Fingerpri
fingerprint scanners
with the introduction of Qualcomm
FingerprintFingerprint Sensors.
Qualcomm and Synaptics have been trying to perfect their
ultrasonic tech for awhile now,
with Samsung famously failing to find a workable solution for the all - screen Galaxy S8 (forcing it to place the
fingerprint sensor on the back).
Xiaomi is speculated to be working on Xiaomi Mi 5S, an upgraded of Mi 5 that will be coming
with high - end specs like 3D Touch pressure - sensitive screen, Snapdragon 823,
ultrasonic fingerprint reader, dual camera and more.
Xiaomi has presumably beaten Apple to punch
with its Mi 5s phone (starting at $ 300), which integrates an
ultrasonic fingerprint sensor under its glass.
The Xiaomi Mi 5S also comes
with an «
ultrasonic fingerprint scanner».