In recent times both Samsung and Apple have worked to integrate the fingerprint scanner in the screen, but the company Vivo could beat everyone
Apple and Samsung in the last period have worked hard to integrate the fingerprint sensor in the screen of the phones. Yet a Chinese company could beat the two giants to the punch. This is the company Vivo, which is launching the X9 smartphone, with an in-display fingerprint sensor.
The Vivo X9 Plus will most likely be unveiled in late June during the Shanghai MWC conference. While sales will start from July. The key feature of the device is precisely the screen which features the fingerprint sensor directly integrated into the display. A convenient solution and above all a method to make the design of the smartphone more elegant. If the Chinese company manages to launch this technology in his phone by the end of the month would beat Apple. According to several sources, in fact, the next iPhone 8 will have sensor and physical Home button integrated into the screen.
Sensor integrated into display
In all this, the company that has lagged furthest behind in this particular technology seems to be Samsung. The South Korean giant was supposed to integrate the in-screen fingerprint sensor on the new Galaxy S8. But a few days before the launch, the company said that the basis for this solution was not yet ready. Now there is curiosity to understand if in the future Samsung will apply this solution on its top of the range or if for the moment the alternative of the sensor integrated into the display has been abandoned for good. According to some rumors however Samsung could make its users have this technology on the expected Galaxy Note 8. This device is expected to be officially launched in August, but sources close to Samsung have already let it be known that it might be launched a little later and that the integrated sensor might not be there.