- Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S9 smartphone may include a new display technology intended to make the device thinner and lighter, but the technology may have a second underlying purpose: to make it easier for Samsung to implement in-display fingerprint scanners.
- If true, Samsung could be testing the technology on the Galaxy S9 before introducing an in-display fingerprint sensor on a future smartphone.
- Samsung may now feel pressure to release its long-rumored feature after a small Chinese competitor announced a device with an in-display fingerprint sensor, which will soon release to market.
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Samsung's Galaxy S9 may not have an in-display fingerprint scanner but it might have the underlying technology
Rumors suggest Samsung's Galaxy S9 may not have an in-display fingerprint sensor, new reports say it may include some building blocks for the feature.
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Though Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S9 smartphone isn't expected to have a fingerprint scanner embedded in its display, Samsung's device may include a precursor technology for the feature.
Recent reports suggest the Galaxy S9 may include a new display technology, which allows the device's touchscreen sensors to be placed directly on the The technology is called a
in-display fingerprint scanners but ultimately hit the market without either feature. Samsung reportedly found the fingerprint sensors disrupted the quality of its already-perfected OLED display technology.
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Chinese competition may push Samsung's technology development
Samsung may now be feeling pressure to introduce in-display fingerprint scanners on its flagship devices, since Chinese manufacturer Vivo announced the
Past rumors suggested Samsung is considering several component companies to supply in-display fingerprint sensors for future devices.
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