14 DAY TRIAL // After Samsung discontinued production of its latest smartphone, the company is expected to bring innovative features to its next flagship. The Galaxy S8 is said to be announced in February, during MWC 2017, and rumors on the upcoming smartphone are already surfacing online.
The latest information shows that the upcoming Galaxy S8 might incorporate optical fingerprint recognition technology, being the world’s first smartphone to come with such a feature. A major change in the smartphone’s design might be the reason why the company may be giving up on the traditional fingerprint sensor.
It seems that Samsung is considering equipping the Galaxy S8 with a curved display at the top and bottom, not just on the sides. The home button will be completely removed, which means that the optical fingerprint recognition technology will be incorporated inside the screen itself, according to a post on Weibo, via SamMobile.
The Galaxy S8 might not incorporate a home button
The scanner activates when the finger is placed on the glass display and it seems that the technology is more accurate and faster than ultrasonic fingerprint recognition. There are still about three months left until Samsung is said to announce the upcoming smartphone, so there is plenty of time to incorporate and test out this technology.
Just yesterday, Samsung representatives refuted a rumor that suggested the Galaxy S8 could be launched earlier. The smartphone will be made available in March next year.
Previous rumors regarding the Galaxy S8 stated that the smartphone would be provided in two variants, codenamed Dream and Dream2. The Galaxy S8 is expected to come with a Snapdragon 830 processor or Exynos 8895 SoC and have 6GB of RAM, as well as a new artificial intelligence assistant to replace S Voice.
Moreover, the smartphone is expected to come with an 80% screen-to-body ratio, an iris scanner, and a dual-camera setup on the back.