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Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Review - Next Big Thing, Finally Here!
The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 was announced a month ago. Our friends over at Pocketnow have had enough time to give the device a full review.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 has been official for almost exactly one month now. Our friends over at Pocketnow have had enough time to give the device a full review. Check out the in-depth 9-minute review video below. If you're considering purchasing the Galaxy Note 9, this is a great source of information to help you decide.
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is official: Specs, Pricing, Availability, and Features
The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is official. Learn all about its hardware specifications, pricing, availability, and software features right here!
After months of waiting and many leaks, Samsung has finally officially announced the Samsung Galaxy Note 9. The leaks have already unveiled the design, hardware specifications, and most of the new software features, but today, Samsung confirmed everything during its Unpacked event in New York. We also know when the phone will be available, the different configurations, what accessories it will have, and finally how much it will cost.
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.
Android P adds new Biometrics API that supports iris, face, and fingerprint scanning
With security being one of the most important parts of the mobile phone, Google has added more ways to support forms of biometrics in Android P. These changes allow for developers to sign into apps with forms of biometrics like Iris and Facial recognition.
Security is arguably the most important part of a mobile phone. If we can't trust that our data is kept secure on our smartphones, then we would have no reason to use our smartphones for any financial transactions. While enhanced security in Android is always welcome, Google also wants to make its security features more convenient. In Android P Developer Preview 1, Google announced the new Fingerprint Dialog API. With the second P preview, this is now being replaced with the BiometricPrompt API. This API is more general and allows for developers to support all forms of biometric unlock methods. Whether a device has an iris scanner, fingerprint scanner, facial recognition, or even in-display scanners, Google wants all biometric security measures to be supported by the new API.
Qualcomm's Second-Gen Spectra ISP Brings Massive Improvements to Smartphone Photography
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 845 features a powerful imaging processor, the second-gen Spectra ISP, that substantially improves on its predecessor.
At the Qualcomm Snapdragon Technology Summit in Hawaii on Wednesday, Qualcomm finally took the wraps off its newest Snapdragon Mobile Platform: The Snapdragon 845. A crucial component of the new system-on-chip is the Spectra 280 Image Signal Processor (ISP), the co-processor that accelerates on-device processing. It's been redesigned from the ground up in the Snapdragon 845, and there's a lot that's new.