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Samsung's budget Galaxy Grand Prime Plus (2018) may have an Iris Scanner
The Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Plus 2018 may be Samsung's first budget smartphone with an iris scanner like the Galaxy S8, Galaxy Note 8, and Galaxy S9.
Biometric authentication has taken on new forms in modern smartphones thanks to advancements in imaging and display technology. We now have smartphones capable of precise facial recognition like the Xiaomi Mi 8 and Apple iPhone X. We are also getting smartphones with in-display fingerprint sensors like the Vivo NEX and Porsche Design Huawei Mate RS. Meanwhile, Samsung is reportedly dropping their iris recognition technology in favor of a 3D facial recognition sensor and an in-display fingerprint scanner on the Galaxy S10. But even if the Samsung Galaxy S10 marks the company's departure from iris scanners on their flagship phones, it's possible that they may include the feature on one or more of their budget Galaxy offerings this year—possibly a 2018 refresh of the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Plus.
Native Support for Iris Scanners is finally coming to Android
Android is finally getting native support for Iris scanners, likely shipping in Android P. A new HAL and Framework allows for the lock screen to be dismissed, and also for third-party apps to utilize an Iris scanner.
Biometric authentication may not be as secure as pins or passwords, but its convenience is a big selling point for many consumers. The extremely quick fingerprint scanner on the OnePlus flagships has been praised almost universally, but lately companies have been gravitating towards facial recognition technology as an alternative. For instance, there's the OnePlus 5T and the Honor 7X with their respective takes on a Face Unlock feature. Samsung phones also have facial recognition for unlocking their devices, but the biometric authentication technology the company is most proud of is its iris scanner. Now, it appears that iris scanners may be coming to more Android phones in the future, as official support for it is being added to Android.
The Galaxy Note 7 battery issue that Samsung faced last year was something that impacted just about every aspect of their mobile division. Many hoped that it was going to be fixed very quickly but sadly it didn't work out that way. The company is actually going to attempt to re-release the device this year in what I can only assume is an attempt at getting rid of pre-built and unsold hardware components that they had laying around.
Exynos 8890 vs. Snapdragon 820 Note 7 Performance Analysis: Endurance, Throttling & Thermals
We take a deep look at the Exynos 8890 and Snapdragon 820 variants of the Note 7 to see which has the best performance. Learn which one is best for you!
In typical Samsung fashion, the Note 7 comes with two different processing packages, meaning users once more are wondering whether they are getting the “best” flagship out of the two. We, too, wanted to find out just how these two variants stack up.
Corning Responds to Note 7 and Gorilla Glass 5 Scratch Tests
Corning has responded to the scratch tests of the Gorilla Glass 5 on the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. Read on for their statement!
If you have been on the Internet lately, you may have heard of JerryRigsEverything and his durability tests. Bordering on the lines of torture testing, Jerry's videos do give us a comparison scale of how various devices react to situations that they could face, commonly with regards to scratching and bending.