SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 31 morning news shows that the rumors of fingerprint scanner technology is over-exaggerated, or, at least, confused people.Some previously reported that Samsung may have also given up the technology can be put into use at any time Hope, and may change the face recognition (Face ID) route.However, Samsung today filed a patent under the screen fingerprinting, South Korea this patent is not only a simple display fingerprint sensor but a pressure-sensitive fingerprint sensor, the other , This patent may not be applied to the Galaxy S9 at 2018.
Samsung has put a lot of resources in the embedded screen fingerprint technology, and in the past even reported that Samsung has largely solved all the big problems, including the sensor area screen brightness uneven problem.For some time, this feature seems to appear Galaxy S8, it now appears that this plan has not been achieved.
The patent application may imply something: Samsung may still try to achieve pressure sensitivity in the fingerprint sensor, which will effectively combine the monitor to be watched with the already existing pressure sensitive screen home button, in theory, It can develop more features of the sensor, in practical applications, Samsung is likely to lock it to their own choice of a few.
Another question is when Samsung plans to launch the technology.If the former market manager, then credible, this patent may not be prepared for the Galaxy S9 because the rumors Galaxy S9 next year launched very early, then it can not be Galaxy S9 The.
In fact, this may be phablet features.According to informed sources, Samsung Galaxy S9 may be changed from the Galaxy S8, change in the focus on improving the camera and S Pen. This is to attract people's eye that the new features to provide a must Good chance, just like advertising it.