14 DAY TRIAL // Fingerprint reading authentication systems help us keep our private information and sensitive data safe on our mobile devices. But next year, this security standard might get replaced by something else.
As we’ve recently told you, key players in the mobile industry are poised to start embedding iris scanning authentication into their upcoming premium devices, as LG plans to do with its next G5 flagship. And according to the most recent information, Samsung is looking to do the same.
A new tidbit coming out of Korea claims that both Samsung and LG are working to incorporate iris recognition into their future flagship handsets. The report says we should expect to see the first products taking advantage of the new security standard come out sometime in 2016.
To be fair, it’s not surprising that LG and Samsung are expected to adopt this new authentication technology for their upcoming premium devices. After all, we have been hearing rumors about this ever since we were waiting for the LG G3 and Samsung Galaxy S5 to come out, suggesting that the two phones would arrive with iris scanner in tow.
Iris scanning has been in the cards for Samsung and LG for a long time
Since the iris scanner on the Galaxy S5 didn’t happen, the rumor mill quickly changed direction, saying the technology might make it into the Galaxy Note 4 phablet. But the Korean tech giant didn’t have enough time to pull things through for this device’s launch.
It’s obvious the two companies have been entertaining the idea of a novel security system for a long time, so maybe the Galaxy S7 and LG G5 will be the first recipients of this up-and-rising technology.
Iris scanning has made its way into several smartphones that have launched in Asia recently. For example, the Fujitsu Arrows NX F-04G that sells in Japan already takes advantage of the technology. The phone comes with a 5.2-inch QHD display, Snapdragon 810, 3GB of RAM, and 32GB of built-in storage.
Another model offered on the Chinese market that incorporates an iris scanner is the Vivo X5 Pro.
Nevertheless, it remains to be seen how well iris scanners work. If you remember, fingerprint scanners needed a few years to mature, as the first samples didn’t work so well in real life. The same scenario will probably apply to this new security tech, which is still in its infancy right now.