During its presentation, the iPhonefingerprint unlockfor the benefit of Face ID. Very similar, it actually recognizes the user's facial features thanks to a three-dimensional scan carried out by the TrueDepth sensor, notably at the origin of the notch still visible today at the top of the screen . Since then, the following high-end models have all followed suit, but the latest iPhone SE launched a few weeks ago, with its more affordable price, still saw the return of Touch ID.
Some see this as an encouraging sign that the manufacturer has not really abandoned this solution, but which is still far from what the competition offers. Indeed, on Android, most smartphones no longer offer a button but are capable of identifying dermatoglyphsfrom the screendirectly. An alternative which also recalls the attempts to integrate a camera in this place,at Oppo for example.
Pour 2020 ?
In a patent validated yesterday by the American administration responsible for protecting the intellectual property of companies, Apple employees describe a tool resembling at first glance what is done at Samsung or Xiaomi to unlock with your fingerprint under the display , but with some differences that can fit perfectly with the arrangement of OLED panelsRetina. The source being official, we can therefore assume that this is a characteristic of thefuture iPhone 12s, expected by September or October…
Despite everything, the brands that register this type of concept do not necessarily market it afterwards: we could therefore wait until next year, or even not discover this improvement at all on a mobile phone in the future. . See you at thekeynoteto find out more.
