Galaxy S9 Will Likely Still Have Rear Fingerprint Scanner as Apple Rumored to Ditch Touch ID Entirely

January 24, 2013

samsung has decided not include fingerprint scanner under display of next-generation galaxy s9 , galaxy s9+ smartphones due continued technical difficulties, according south korea's the investor.

instead, fingerprint scanner remain positioned on of each device, current galaxy s8 , galaxy s8+ models.

fingerprint scanning 1 of 3 biometric options unlocking galaxy s8 alongside iris scanning , facial recognition. samsung says 3 solutions provide "defense-grade security" around clock.

shortly after galaxy s8 launched, however, videos surfaced showing samsung's facial recognition system easily duped picture of someone. iris scanner tricked contact lenses.

in fine print on website, samsung admits facial recognition system "less secure pattern, pin, or password." facial recognition can't used authenticate access galaxy s8's secure folder or samsung pay.

"it important reiterate facial recognition, while convenient, can used opening galaxy s8 , cannot used authenticate access samsung pay or secure folder," company told ars technica in march.

apple rumored attempting integrate touch id under display on iphone x, or on side or back of device, company's hardware engineering chief dan riccio suggested ditched form of fingerprint scanning after hitting "early line of sight" face id.

samsung's facial recognition system unquestionably less secure face id, uses more advanced 3d facial recognition , has 1 in 1,000,000 chance of being duped stranger, according apple.

apple confident in face id planning abandon touch id in favor of truedepth system on of new iphone models released in 2018, according well-connected kgi securities analyst ming-chi kuo.

apple says face id has possibility of being less reliable identical twins, siblings alike, , children under 13 years of age, latter because distinct facial features may not have developed.

apple's face id security paper explains how truedepth camera projects , reads on 30,000 infrared dots form depth map of face, along 2d infrared image. data used create sequence of 2d images , depth maps, digitally signed , sent secure enclave.

face id designed confirm user attention, ensuring lower false match rate, , mitigation against both digital , physical spoofing.

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