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Samsung to decide on the Galaxy Note 9 in-display fingerprint sensor soon

It has long been rumored that Samsung will introduce a display-based fingerprint sensor on its flagship smartphones but the company is yet to do that. There have been conflicting reports recently about the possibility that this feature might make it to the Galaxy Note 9. A new report out of South Korea today claims that […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 years ago

Galaxy Note 9 may not offer this highly anticipated feature

Samsung is believed to have been working on optical fingerprint recognition technology for a few years now but we've yet to see the company commercialize an in-display fingerprint sensor. We heard rumors that it was going to do it with the Galaxy S8 last year but that didn't happen and the Galaxy S9 has maintained […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 years ago

Galaxy Note 9 in-display fingerprint sensor might not be a possibility

Yes, you read that right, this is an article speculating about the Galaxy Note 9 and not the Galaxy S9. It's far too early to be sure of what the Galaxy Note 9 will bring to the table but according to a report out of South Korea, an in-display fingerprint sensor won't be it. While […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 years ago

Hey Samsung, where’s your in-display fingerprint sensor?

It has consistently been rumored for the past few years that Samsung is going to introduce optical fingerprint recognition technology with a flagship smartphone. The Galaxy S8 was rumored to be the first commercially available smartphone with an in-display fingerprint sensor but that didn't happen. It decided against the idea because apparently, the technology wasn't […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
7 years ago

Galaxy S9 fingerprint sensor may not be in the display after all

There have been countless rumors about Samsung working on optical fingerprint recognition technology. It would enable the company to integrate a fingerprint sensor into the display itself. Samsung was rumored to introduce this technology with the Galaxy S8 but that didn't happen. Recent reports suggested that the Galaxy S9 fingerprint sensor might be integrated into […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 years ago

[Poll Results!] Should the Galaxy S9 iris scanner be ditched for a display-based fingerprint sensor?

There have been countless rumors that the Galaxy S9 might feature an optical fingerprint sensor. What that means is that the sensor will be integrated into the display itself. This was also rumored for the Galaxy S8 as well but Samsung decided against it because apparently, the technology wasn't ready. Do you think the Galaxy […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 years ago

Galaxy Note 9 fingerprint sensor might take care of this customer pain point

Samsung is only just getting down to the business of selling the Galaxy Note 8 and already there are predictions about the handset's successor. It's believed that the Galaxy Note 9 fingerprint sensor is going to take care of a major customer pain point, one that irks many Galaxy S8 owners as well. The company […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 years ago

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