What will the new Samsung Galaxy S8 look like ? The Korean company Samsung plans to unveil its new flagship from the new year 2017, but before that time comes, a multitude of data related to its technical sheet has already been leaked. One of the most relevant features would, of course, be its fingerprint sensor. The fact is that today, Synaptics, one of the major providers of Samsung fingerprint scanners, has presented a new model that due to its characteristics and value could be released on board the brand new Samsung Galaxy S8. To date, all the rumors related to this device have moved in one direction: the disappearance of the edges, to make way for a screen integrated 100% in the front, which would also be curved and that would hide some elements underneath. One of them would be, logically, the fingerprint sensor, which would cease to be in the physical start button that has so characterized Samsung terminals throughout all these years.
Well, following the rumors started around the future Samsung flagship, the new optical fingerprint sensors that Synaptics has presented would be specially designed to be located under the screen glass. This scanner would be compatible with 2.5D glass and could be installed on the front bottom edge of devices. What Synaptics explains fits perfectly with the rumors that bet on the integration of this sensor under the glass of the screen, which would also be curved and would extend over practically the entire front surface of the phone. This same sensor, in addition, would no longer belocated in the physical home button that has characterized both Samsung devices over the years. It too would disappear to crouch behind the glass.
In addition, the new model that Synaptics has just presented would also stand out for working even with wet fingers. This means that if it is integrated into a waterproof phone, such as the Samsung Galaxy S8, the fingerprint sensor can also be used in the shower, in the pool or in any other humid environment. At the moment there is no more data, only doubts. Experts wonder if, in the event that the screen deteriorates right in the area where the fingerprint sensor is located , the scanner would continue to work. We are talking about the typical scratches that occur on screens after daily use.
Much has been said about its coming-out, but the truth is that now there are new rumors that point to a late launch, so instead of unveiling the Samsung Galaxy S8 at the Mobile World Congress 2017 to be held in Barcelon at the end of February, Samsung could be preparing a special event for April, in which the device would be presented exclusively.
