14 DAY TRIAL // Samsung is reportedly hard at work on increasing the available screen estate on the Galaxy S10, and while recent evidence has shown that the company could embed the fingerprint sensor in the display and drill a hole in the screen for the camera, it looks like other big changes are planned too.
Basically, what Samsung wants to do is to make the display as large as possible, and by moving the front-facing camera under it, the company resolves one major headache, all without embracing Apple’s rather controversial notch.
On the other hand, the South Korean firm still has one big dilemma: the iris sensor that’s been around since the Galaxy Note 7 and which provides an alternative unlocking mode.
Samsung doesn’t offer 3D sensing cameras like Apple, but the iris scanner does provide above the average security for people who want a little bit more convenience.
Coming in early 2019
And by the looks of things, Samsung believes that the only way to go in order to achieve its goal of substantially increasing the screen estate is to ditch the iris sensor entirely.
Without it, the screen would become the home of the essential parts still available on the Galaxy S10, though the exact position of the fingerprint sensor continues to be an uncertain change.
Right now, it’s not yet clear if Samsung wants to give up on the iris sensor on all Galaxy S10 models. Rumor has it the base version wouldn’t feature a curved screen and come with bigger bezels, so given this design approach, ditching the sensor may not be necessary.
Samsung Galaxy S10 is projected to be unveiled in early 2019, with contradictory reports in this regard available right now. While some believe the device could see daylight as soon as January, others say February is more likely to witness the launch, ahead of the sales kickoff later the same month.