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OnePlus 6T will be the first real test for in-display fingerprint sensors

September 10, 2018

It’s official: The OnePlus 6T will have an in-screen fingerprint scanner. 

The news comes via CNET, which confirmed the rumor with OnePlus. “By adding this feature as an addition to other display-unlocking options such as Face Unlock, users will have options to unlock the display in a way that is most efficient for them,” the company told CNET. 

And even though the OnePlus 6T won’t be the first phone with this feature, it will be the most important test for in-display scanners so far. 

In-display fingerprint scanners differ from typical, capacitive fingerprint scanners as they’re placed under the smartphone display instead of somewhere on the phone’s chassis. They can be optical or ultrasonic; an optical sensor, as seen on some phones from Chinese brand Vivo, illuminates your fingertip as you press the screen and captures the reflection, then compares that to the image it got when you registered the fingerprint. They should be roughly as secure as capacitive fingerprint scanners (such as the iPhone 8’s), but are a little tougher to get to work in practice. This is mainly because the display — semi-transparent as it may be — is still in the way, between your finger and the sensor. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | OnePlus 6T will be the first real test for in-display fingerprint sensors

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