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Vivo to Be First Smartphone Maker With Synaptics' In Display Fingerprint Sensor: Report

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By Jagmeet Singh | Updated: 15 December 2017 14:21 IST

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Vivo to Be First Smartphone Maker With Synaptics' In-Display Fingerprint Sensor: Report

Highlights

Vivo is apparently the "top five OEM" Synaptics was referring to
Analyst Patrick Moorhead says Vivo has been confirmed to be first
Vivo had shown off under-display fingerprint with Qualcomm earlier

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Just previously partnered with Qualcomm to showcase an under-display fingerprint sensor meant for its future smartphones. 5g3w6t

Analyst Patrick Moorhead got a chance to experience a pre-production Vivo smartphone equipped with a Synaptics' in-display fingerprint sensor called Clear ID. In a Forbes report, Moorhead stated the experience was "fast and simple" - the technology unlocked the screen after touching a fingerprint image illuminated at the bottom of the display. Synaptics claims that its in-house technology is as faster alternative biometrics such as 3D facial recognition like Apple's Face ID and is highly secured.

Moorhead states that enabling in-display fingerprint sensors on smartphones so far has been a manufacturability issue. But Synaptics highlights that as many as 70 million units of in-display sensors will be out on the market in 2018, as the analyst mentioned. The ultimate advantage of opting for in-display sensors would be the let manufacturers bring more full-screen smartphones in the coming future, complete with the ease of a front-facing fingerprint sensor. Manufacturers like Apple are instead going with fingerprint sensor, while others like Samsung and OnePlus have moved it to the back of the smartphone - not the most convenient location.

Vivo is indeed a "top five" smartphone OEM, at least, touted to be faster than what on the LG V30, iPhone X, and Google Pixel 2.

At MWC Shanghai 2017 in June, Qualcomm also announced its native under-display fingerprint sensor that was showcased through a Vivo prototype. It is unclear whether Vivo will continue its partnership with the San Diego, California-based chipmaker as Synaptics' technology is offering a similar and seemingly faster solution. However, other smartphone vendors would pick the Qualcomm offering as well to start providing in-display fingerprint scanning experiences on their future devices.

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