The closer the official announcement of the flagship family Samsung Galaxy S21 — the more in network of leaks and rumors about new products. On This time the information was shared by the famous insider Ice Universe.
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By According to him, the Galaxy S21 smartphones will receive an improved fingerprint scanner located under the display. Initially he appeared in Galaxy S10, а then and in Galaxy S20. С at that time, the sensor practically did not has undergone changes.
So, according to Ice Universe, the sensor under the display will be square with sides length 8 mm, to there are 64 square millimeters in general. For comparison, have previous models had gauges of size 4×9 mm or 36 square millimeters.
The ultrasonic fingerprint sensor of Galaxy S21 is 8×8=64mm, which is 1.77 times higher than the previous generation, and the unlocking speed is doubled. You don’t even need to press it, just tap to unlock.
— Ice universe (@UniverseIce) December 9, 2020
In addition to size, the response speed. By insider information, it will be doubled. IN as a result, users do not you will need to keep your finger on screen — one short touch is enough.
Hopefully the sensor works fine and stable, since in 2019 since the first scanners had problems: they only worked with selected protective films and allowed unregistered fingers to unlock the device.
Source: Ice Universe