14 DAY TRIAL // Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S10 lineup is very likely to come with in-display fingerprint sensors, according to people with knowledge of the matter, and if a new report is anything accurate, the South Korean firm has a very ambitious plan in mind.
Absolutely all S10 versions to launch next year will feature such fingerprint sensors regardless of price and hardware, as Samsung sees this as a key feature that would help fight the iPhone craze.
Technically, by not giving up on fingerprint sensors as Apple did and by integrating them into the display, Samsung hopes that more people would give up on their plan of buying an iPhone, choosing an S10 for the convenience of unlocking devices in this more familiar way.
A report from The Investor cites sources familiar with Samsung’s plans as saying that the cheapest S10 version launching next year will feature a fingerprint sensor with some cost-saving changes.
Launch in early 2019
Samsung plans to launch three Galaxy S10 models in early 2019, and two of them will use ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensors that would excel in terms of speed and accuracy. On the other hand, the third model would employ an optical fingerprint sensor that’s cheaper and uses 2D image recognition, though accuracy is a key thing that remains to be determined.
All fingerprint sensors, both ultrasonic and optical, will be integrated into the screen, regardless of the Galaxy S10 version.
At the same time, Samsung will continue to improve its existing face and iris recognition system, but the S10 is unlikely to go the iPhone X way and introduce 3D sensing cameras.
The unveiling of the Galaxy S10 is projected to take place in early 2019, with some sources claiming that late January is very likely to witness the debut of the new phone lineup. This means the flagship would go live earlier than usual, mostly as a result of Samsung trying to counter the anticipated slower sales generated by the debut of a new iPhone series.