OnePlus 6T to feature in-screen fingerprint sensor: How this tech works
One of the biggest draws of the upcoming OnePlus 6T is going to be in-screen fingerprint sensor technology. As the name implies, the feature will allow users to unlock the phone by tapping the screen. Still in infancy, the technology is available on a handful of smartphones but is expected to pick the steam once OnePlus 6T arrives.
Some of the phones that support in-screen fingerprint sensors are Vivo Nex, Vivo V11 Pro, Vivo X21, Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer Edition, Huawei Porsche Design Mate RS and Oppo R17 among others.
For users, in-screen fingerprint sensor changes the way they will interact with the display or the device altogether. The change, however, is more about the experience. In simpler words, it brings a great deal of convenience. But it does not mean the rear-facing or front-facing fingerprint sensors aren’t effective or fast enough.
Embedding the sensor within the screen, however, paves way for fuller screen phones – a new trend that has fast caught on in the smartphone space. It also helps companies use the vacant slot for other purposes or simply use the real estate to add to the aesthetics.
Second most important thing about in-screen fingerprint sensors is the advanced technology under-the-hood. Building glass or material that supports fingerprint sensor is not as simple as it may look like.
Let’s take Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Sense ID fingerprint technology for example. Launched in January 2017, the technology is a suite of features that includes “sensors for Display, Glass and Metal, detection of directional gestures, and underwater fingerprint match and device wake-up.”
“Qualcomm Fingerprint Sensor for Display is the mobile industry’s first commercially announced multi-functional ultrasonic solution capable of scanning through OLED display stacks of up to 1200um, along with enrolling and matching, and Qualcomm Fingerprint Sensors for Glass and Metal are the first commercially announced to scan through up to 800 µm of cover glass and up to 650 µm of aluminum, an improvement over the previous generation’s 400 µm capability for glass or metal,” the chipset company explains on its website.
Some of the phones that support in-screen fingerprint sensors are Vivo Nex, Vivo V11 Pro, Vivo X21, Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer Edition, Huawei Porsche Design Mate RS and Oppo R17 among others.
For users, in-screen fingerprint sensor changes the way they will interact with the display or the device altogether. The change, however, is more about the experience. In simpler words, it brings a great deal of convenience. But it does not mean the rear-facing or front-facing fingerprint sensors aren’t effective or fast enough.
Embedding the sensor within the screen, however, paves way for fuller screen phones – a new trend that has fast caught on in the smartphone space. It also helps companies use the vacant slot for other purposes or simply use the real estate to add to the aesthetics.
Second most important thing about in-screen fingerprint sensors is the advanced technology under-the-hood. Building glass or material that supports fingerprint sensor is not as simple as it may look like.
Let’s take Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Sense ID fingerprint technology for example. Launched in January 2017, the technology is a suite of features that includes “sensors for Display, Glass and Metal, detection of directional gestures, and underwater fingerprint match and device wake-up.”
“Qualcomm Fingerprint Sensor for Display is the mobile industry’s first commercially announced multi-functional ultrasonic solution capable of scanning through OLED display stacks of up to 1200um, along with enrolling and matching, and Qualcomm Fingerprint Sensors for Glass and Metal are the first commercially announced to scan through up to 800 µm of cover glass and up to 650 µm of aluminum, an improvement over the previous generation’s 400 µm capability for glass or metal,” the chipset company explains on its website.
