Will the Galaxy S 5 feature a fingerprint or iris scanner? That is the question. The most recent rumors indicate that it's going to be a fingerprint scanner, but what company is going to make it. There really isn't a lot of options out there, so it appears Samsung took it upon themselves to design their own.
Sources indicate this won't be a simple touch sensor like we have seen on other smartphones. Samsung has something unique, in that it will have some sort of swiping gesture.
If you remember, it was leaked that Samsung will go with on-screen buttons for the Galaxy S 5. They would have opted to put the scanner outside the display, but that would add an extra step. By incorporating something into the display, it simplifies things, but the big question is if it will work well or just be a gimmick.
We are cautiously hoping for the former.
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So after being accused of copying Apple in court and losing, they’re going to copy Apple again? Come on Samsung. You can do better than that.
How is that copying? Its a completely different implementation of a fingerprint scanner if its swyping, as opposed to pressing hardware button. How is that copying? You might as well accuse Apple for having a touch screen device, as well as every single manufacture that makes any kind of touchscreen device, since a touch screen predates an iphone. The issue with their previous copying is they were attempting to copy as close as possible the look and feel of an iphone in various ways. Putting in a fingerprint scanner is not copying an iPhone, no different than putting in a camera in a smartphone other than an Apple phone.
Different implementation, but it feels like copying because it’s a gimmick feature.
If it were actually REALLY useful like a camera module or touchscreen and the entire industry was going to go that direction anyway, but one company was simply first to the punch (or first to a good implementation) it would be different. But it’s not. It’s a gimmick.
Capacitive buttons I like. Hardware I don’t like like the home button. Yea you can make awesome use out of hard buttons but I rather touch than push in. So it comes to in-screen navigation like Nexus devices… I say sure as long as the phone shrinks down because of the removal of navigation for that area. If the next flag ship gets bigger than my S4. I don’t want it. I have my Nexus 7 for that…but that’s just a personal preference not a general matter. Also make it waterproof. More screen less bezels in the form factor of its predecessor = <3
Oh yea, for example, the Nexus 5 should of had less bezel especially the bottom bezel. The LG G2 showed how nice it could have been in the same form factor. But we also have to take account for drop protection and such. But I’m ready for something different. The GalaxyS5 , Nexus 6 or iPhone 6