From Samsung They are considering various options in order to install a fingerprint sensor under the screen in the next Samsung Galaxy Note 9. Now, the Korean firm has registered a new patent with another method.
Samsung patents a new fingerprint sensor under the screen
El fingerprint sensor under the screen has become the Holy Grail for Samsung. The Korean company is seeing how other companies overtake it without being able to find a definitive solution. Living has already put phones for sale with an under-screen sensor, and Xiaomi is about to do the same.
Meanwhile Samsung at the moment it is not clarified. Now they have registered a new patent whose operation is, clearly, traced to the Clear ID they use Live:
The component sits at the bottom of the device, and only works with displays AMOLED. Light is emitted that bounces off the fingerprint of the positioned finger and the data is read back. If the signature matches, the phone is unlocked. If not, it won't unlock. As we say, the same idea as the sensor Clear ID - even some rumors indicated that the sensor would eventually be ordered from Synaptics, its developer.
Several options for the Korean firm, will they arrive in time for the Samsung Galaxy Note 9?
The main problem you are facing Samsung at this moment is that he has several ideas on the table and is absolutely unable to decide on one. From its development department they have offered several alternatives to implement the long-awaited fingerprint reader under the screen, but from the Korean firm they do not see possible to implement any of them in the short term. Therefore, the clock is ticking as the release date of the Samsung Galaxy Note 9.
The manufacturer's idea is to arrive in time to implement this technology in its next high-end phablet. They do not mind rushing the deadlines a little more than usual, since their idea is, simply, to achieve it. They don't want to wait until Samsung Galaxy S10, although they will if they have no other choice. They already had bad experiences in the past with him Galaxy Note 7, motivated by the rush to manufacture the device, so it is not surprising that they do not want to trip over the same stone twice. Over the next few months we will be able to see what the final result is.
