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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

Samsung reportedly invested a lot of money to develop an on-screen fingerprint reader for Galaxy S8

The only frustrating aspect about the design of the Galaxy S8 and S8+ seems to be the placement of the fingerprint sensor. There's a good chance of the rear-facing camera lens getting smudged due to the abnormal placement of the fingerprint sensor, and Samsung knows that. Why did the company choose to place the fingerprint reader […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
8 years ago

New fingerprint sensor by Synaptics can be placed underneath the volume rocker

Synaptics has announced its newest fingerprint scanner which is so small that it can even fit into the volume rocker. If we're being specific, the sensor is just 3.5mm wide, paving the way for potentially innovative placements of the scanner. While it's not guaranteed that this fingerprint scanner will be used under the volume rocker […]

By Valerie R.
9 years ago

Could Samsung bring something like Apple’s 3D Touch to its smartphones?

The latest iPhones have been making headlines everywhere since their announcement last month, and Apple's new 3D Touch feature is being singled out as one of the best things about the devices. Earlier this week, Synaptics announced that it was working on a similar technology called ClearForce, which will enable a smartphone to offer various functionality […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
9 years ago

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