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- An ultrasonic fingerprint sensor to dominate them all
- More efficient and with more biometric functions
We will still have to wait for the next 2019 for the new Samsung Galaxy S10 to become a reality (in fact, it is not yet known what official name it will bear) but the rumors do not wait. Today we wake up with a new one that refers to a technology long awaited by all users and fans of the Korean brand. It is the coveted fingerprint sensor under the screen. And why is it so desired? Because this way we can get an even more infinite screen and leave the rear panel cleaner with sensors. And the new Samsung Galaxy S10 has all the ballots to be the first terminal of the firm to incorporate it.
An ultrasonic fingerprint sensor to dominate them all
And it will not be a sensor under the screen like the ones we have already seen in terminals like the Vivo X20 Plus, but one with improved technology. Could this be one of the reasons why this new technology is taking so long to reach the terminals of the Korean company? They have always publicly declared that before incorporating new technologies and functions to their terminals, developers had to be perfectly sure that it would work perfectly. And this case has not been an exception, since the fingerprint sensor under the screen has been rumored in the Asian house for some time.
For the next Samsung Galaxy S10, the brand's engineers want to use the third generation of a new ultrasonic screen sensor, manufactured by Qualcomm, a company we all know for being the manufacturer of the Snapdragon, one of the sensors most used by brands for their Android phones. This new fingerprint sensor with ultrasonic technology differs from those that we have seen so far in terminals such as the OPPO Vivo Nex in that the latter carry optical technology.
More efficient and with more biometric functions
Although no, the Samsung Galaxy S1o will not be the first to carry this new ultrasonic fingerprint sensor technology, since Qualcomm has signed an exclusive contract with Huawei for the latter to be the one to debut it on the Huawei Mate 20 Pro, so We will not have to wait until 2019 to see how it works, but only until next October 16, the date on which the new high-end of the Chinese brand will be presented in society.
If we look at the second generation of ultrasonic sensors manufactured by Qualcomm we can see how they can work with maximum precision through the glass of a screen up to 800 microns thick, while the first version could only with 300 microns. According to different analysts, Samsung would have had to choose between three different sensor technologies under the screen, opting in the end for the one offered by Qualcomm, due to its special compatibility with OLED screens, in addition to distinguishing navigation gestures on the screen, detecting blood flow and the user's heartbeat for the latest in biometric technology. Who knows if, in the near future, we could unlock our phone with our heartbeat or the density of our blood flow.
In summary, we can say that Samsung has chosen Qualcomm technology because it offers many more functions in addition to screen unlock and because it works better on thick screens. We will have to wait, however, until next October 16 that this new fingerprint sensor technology under the screen becomes a reality.
